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Friday, 11 April 2025

Hitchhiker

 

Midge on White Hat in Scotland

We found this little hitchhiker on my partner's white hat! It is a little midge. Midges are very common in Scotland.

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  1. Glad it's not a mosquito, as I thought at first.

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  2. That's a well-defined photo.

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  3. He needed a lift and found one. :)

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  4. Must be a safe place to park itself there

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  5. A friendly rest stop is a good thing.

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  6. Thank you, Ananka, for telling about this little creature.

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  7. Mosquitoes are everywhere and some are very different like this one.
    (ꈍᴗꈍ) Poetic and cinematic greetings.
    💋Kisses💋

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    1. This one is fairly safe and we don't have mosquitoes in Scotland, it isn't warm enough for them!

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    1. Some of them do but it isn't dangerous just itchy! :-D

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  9. Maybe a cousin of the mosquito!!

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    1. No not related to the mosquito at all thankfully!

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  10. A swarm of midges can drive you crazy.

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    1. Yup and we get them during summer - I use the term summer loosely haha! :-D

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  11. Good shot.
    Midges can make you itch though!

    All the best Jan
    https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/

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    1. Yes they are very itchy! Thanks Jan :-D

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