Bane Of My Existence

Okay, so there is more than one.

These damned No-See-Ums (aka midgies, sand flies, punkies and others…) can seriously ruin an evening at the picnic tables, and are worse near the beach. These suckers are only about 1-4mm long (.039-.157in –> 1/32” – 5/32”, which is a little bigger than 1/8”).

Talk about big things in small packages! Their bite is worse than a mosquito’s, too.

I read that using baby oil deters them. Nice, will have to try that.

At first I thought these strange whelps on my face and legs were coming from these big guys.

That maybe I was reacting to an ant bite differently up here.
^{don’t ask, stranger things have happened, especially where I’m involved}

Nope, it’s the No-See-Ums.

They can fly through screens. Sweet.

I wore shorts yesterday. So if you see me scratching my ass, you know why. F-ing no.see.ums.

Other ‘bane’s include: creepers, drunk pedestrians, drunk drivers, my inability to save money. Just name a few.

^{Note: bana = slayer, so yes I am being melodramatic.}