A Conversation for The Gnat Line
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Ragnarsedai Started conversation Mar 17, 2000
Hmmm. These bugs don't seem to be blood suckers. At least, I've never been noticeably
bitten.
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World Service Memoryshare team Posted Mar 20, 2000
Lucky you! Ow! They leave big hurty welts all over you if you leave your windows open when it's hot in the summer - admittedly not that often in the UK 
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Ragnarsedai Posted Mar 21, 2000
Ah ha. The gnat referred to here is not even similar to the species found in the UK.
Where UKies have ``gnats,'' Americans have ``mosquitos.''
The American Gnat is _very_ small, and doesn't perceptably bite. It's just a miniscule black speck that occastionally bonks into your cheek or flies into your ear. It's a nuisance, but not a parasitical one.
So, this guide entry is wrong. ``Gnat'' != gnat of UK fame.
For more info, see the ``Flies'' guide entry.
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