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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

San Gabriel Valley sees early surge of tiny black flies that bite human eyes

abc7.com

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San Gabriel Valley sees early surge of tiny black flies that bite human eyes

abc7.com

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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Tiny black flies that are attracted to human breath and the salty moisture around the eyes are swarming parts of the San Gabriel Valley, experts say.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.hogru.ch/post/3967465

Crossposted from https://europe.pub/post/10821717

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  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.world
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    I didn’t need to read that.

  • felixwhynot@lemmy.world
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    What a terrible day to have eyes and be able to read

    • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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      And live in the world…

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    Never heard of them. But all parasitic insects are drawn to my eyes. They all seem to try to fly inside them. Black flies, normal ones, are the worst obviously, and if one wants in your eye, it will keep at it again and again for minutes until it makes it.

    Some go for the lungs obviously, as far as “deet” suggestions go, peppermint oil is better, mix with water in a spray bottle, spray yourself. Catnip oil works better than deet like peppermint does, which is all fine and well until you run into a mountain lion.

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    Weird that it rhymes. I hope there aren’t any tiny black flenises too

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      Nope just big ones…

      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        … fucking cazadores.

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    Reading this headline legitimately made my eyes widen - which is of course how they get ya

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