What is this bug?!!

Merrymeeting · 06-18-2024, 10:11 AM

I wonder about this every year and have never been able to find an answer.

Every year about this time, these little bugs show up and annoy the h@ll out of you when you are out for a walk. They are little, gnat-sized, black bugs that swarm in front of your face. They don't land. They don't bite. They just fly in front of your face incessantly. I assume, like many bugs, they are attracted by the carbon dioxide. But other than being very annoying, they don't seem to serve any other function.

Anyone know what they are? I was able to catch one (see picture)

Hillcountry · 06-18-2024, 01:19 PM

Looks like a housefly

beagle · 06-18-2024, 04:40 PM

I think that's what they are called. They want to drink your eye tears--I know, gross!

gokart-mozart · 07-03-2024, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

I wonder about this every year and have never been able to find an answer.

Every year about this time, these little bugs show up and annoy the h@ll out of you when you are out for a walk. They are little, gnat-sized, black bugs that swarm in front of your face. They don't land. They don't bite. They just fly in front of your face incessantly. I assume, like many bugs, they are attracted by the carbon dioxide. But other than being very annoying, they don't seem to serve any other function.

Anyone know what they are? I was able to catch one (see picture)

I have an iPhone app that identifies insects, which says it's a fruit fly (Drosophila). The picture of the body isn't very good, so who knows?

dpg · 07-10-2024, 06:44 AM

Iphones do that if it's a common pic the phone recognizes, plants, animals, etc. Pics of my dog it recognizes and tells me "English Setter" took a pic of a Bear I saw a few weeks ago and the phone read "American Black Bear." I took a pic of the insect with no hit from my phone.

upthesaukee · 07-10-2024, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dpg

Iphones do that if it's a common pic the phone recognizes, plants, animals, etc. Pics of my dog it recognizes and tells me "English Setter" took a pic of a Bear I saw a few weeks ago and the phone read "American Black Bear." I took a pic of the insect with no hit from my phone.

Maybe there is a bug in the program.

Dave

JayR · 07-10-2024, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Maybe there is a bug in the program.

Dave

Waiting for the laughter, but it's just ... CRICKETS?!

06-18-2024, 10:11 AM	#1
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 305 Thanked 802 Times in 369 Posts	What is this bug?!! I wonder about this every year and have never been able to find an answer. Every year about this time, these little bugs show up and annoy the h@ll out of you when you are out for a walk. They are little, gnat-sized, black bugs that swarm in front of your face. They don't land. They don't bite. They just fly in front of your face incessantly. I assume, like many bugs, they are attracted by the carbon dioxide. But other than being very annoying, they don't seem to serve any other function. Anyone know what they are? I was able to catch one (see picture) Attached Images

06-18-2024, 04:40 PM	#3
beagle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 176 Thanks: 187 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	tear bug I think that's what they are called. They want to drink your eye tears--I know, gross!

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Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Looks like a housefly

07-10-2024, 06:44 AM	#5
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 157 Thanked 235 Times in 172 Posts	Iphones do that if it's a common pic the phone recognizes, plants, animals, etc. Pics of my dog it recognizes and tells me "English Setter" took a pic of a Bear I saw a few weeks ago and the phone read "American Black Bear." I took a pic of the insect with no hit from my phone.