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Last night, the kids and Fred slept outside in the backyard in tents.
I remembered that Otis was not allowed outside at all while the tents were up since last time he did some serious damage. He walked up to the $400 North Face tent while the fly was off drying, and ripped holes in the mosquito netting of the tent with outstretched claws. If you want to see my husband go insane, stick him in a tent with a mosquito. Memories... Susan M Otis and Chester |
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"Susan M" wrote:
Last night, the kids and Fred slept outside in the backyard in tents. I remembered that Otis was not allowed outside at all while the tents were up since last time he did some serious damage. He walked up to the $400 North Face tent while the fly was off drying, and ripped holes in the mosquito netting of the tent with outstretched claws. If you want to see my husband go insane, stick him in a tent with a mosquito. That sounds cruel, like cockfighting. I hate mosquitos too. Their hum is the only low volume sound that can bring me out of a deep sleep to full alert. |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message
If you want to see my husband go insane, stick him in a tent with a mosquito. That sounds cruel, like cockfighting. I hate mosquitos too. Their hum is the only low volume sound that can bring me out of a deep sleep to full alert. LOL. Good analogy. We have a friend, a man, who explains that delight in killing mosquitos is amplified because its the only thing that is socially acceptable for men to kill anymore ;-) Fred has eczema and sensitive skin though and the bites drive him crazy. They wander around my skin for a while, halfheartedly try a bite, and then fly off in disgust - so I don't really *get* how annoying they can be. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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"Susan M" wrote:
LOL. Good analogy. We have a friend, a man, who explains that delight in killing mosquitos is amplified because its the only thing that is socially acceptable for men to kill anymore ;-) Fred has eczema and sensitive skin though and the bites drive him crazy. They wander around my skin for a while, halfheartedly try a bite, and then fly off in disgust - so I don't really *get* how annoying they can be. Unfortunately, they love me! I mow the lawn wearing two layers of long sleeves, long pants, and gloves. I also found that one of the worst pasttimes for someone who attracts mosquitoes is rock climbing. You go out to remote areas where there are lots of flying bugs, and you can't splat them unless you're willing to risk splatting yourself on the ground. |
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Takayuki wrote:
I hate mosquitos too. Their hum is the only low volume sound that can bring me out of a deep sleep to full alert. A friend of mine was just telling me the other day about a radio show where they were talking about the complicated mosquito mating "song". Apparently, males go around humming a type of "melody", and when a female hears it, she responds by humming in "harmony". They then perform this song back and forth, and that's how they know they're opposite sex and both ready to mate. If a male goes up to another male and hums at him, the other male will hum back. And they'll actually attempt to create the harmony together, but since their "parts" (think musical parts in a duet) are the same, the song doesn't work correctly, so they know they're not compatible. So then he goes up to another mosquito and hums at that one in the hope that one will hum back correctly. So next time a mosquito hums in your ear, remember that it's just trying to mate with you. And then kill it anyway. Joyce |
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