Help with IDing an insect

THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
edited July 3, 2006 in The Big Picture
I photograph at some local soccer fields and the last few times I've gone, I continue to get covered in these tiny red bugs that fly - and bite! Hard! (well, at least for their size!:D) They are so small, that you can't see them without looking very close at your skin. They're about the size of 2-3 hairs. Even worse - they fly.

Any ideas what they are? :dunno I'll try to get a picture this weekend but that would look pretty silly! :rofl :huh

Thanks!
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

- Kevin

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  • jcdilljcdill Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2006
    THE TOUCH wrote:
    They are so small, that you can't see them without looking very close at your skin. They're about the size of 2-3 hairs.

    Sounds like NoSeeUms:

    http://images.google.com/images?q=noseeums

    jc
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  • THE TOUCHTHE TOUCH Registered Users Posts: 535 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2006
    jcdill wrote:
    Sounds like NoSeeUms:

    http://images.google.com/images?q=noseeums

    jc

    sounds close - thanks for the link. I checked out a few articles and found a few things that didn't match up - once the "noseeums" or "biting midge" bite, that area will begin to itch within a few hours and last for days to weeks. Also, it looks like their in the alabama area.

    These guys bite - but no after effects. Also, I mentioned that they were red in color but after shooting this weekend and noticed that they are more of a skin color.

    Thanks! I hate these things!
    Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein :bash

    - Kevin
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