Beware of gallinippers

[HarryN]

ah, another gift from China I presume?

 

[creekbend]

Gallinippers! Monster mosquitoes poised to strike Florida - CBS News

One of the most ferocious insects you've ever heard of it's the size of a quarter and its painful bite has been compared to being knifed, is set to invade Florida this summer.

The Sunshine State, already home to man-eating sinkholes, invading Burmese pythons, swarming sharks, tropical storms and other disasters, can expect to see an explosion of shaggy-haired gallinippers (Psorophora ciliata), a type of giant mosquito, according to entomologist Phil Kaufman of the University of Florida.


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You forgot to mention "Love Bugs".

 

[J F]

Great, how long 'til they make it up here? :shocked:

 

[BrandonR]

ah, another gift from China I presume?

Nope, native.

From the Article:
"The earliest description of the pest comes from 1897 by a writer who called the insect "the shyest, slyest, meanest and most venomous of them all." (Gallinipper bites don't actually contain any venom, they just feel that painful.)"

 

[sam5570]

J F don't worry if you eat chicken livers they won't come around your safe.

 

[J F]

:laughing: I forgot that I said I would try the darned things...drat. Might be just the reason to do it.

 

[orezok]

The Sunshine State, already home to man-eating sinkholes, invading Burmese pythons, swarming sharks, tropical storms and other disasters, can expect to see an explosion of shaggy-haired gallinippers (Psorophora ciliata), a type of giant mosquito, according to entomologist Phil Kaufman of the University of Florida.

With all that, it seems that Florida is a great place to be from... FAR FROM!

 

[QRTRHRS]

Don't you'all recall that Robin Williams movie Jumanji? I bet that's where they came from, lol!

 

[dmccarty]

You forgot to mention "Love Bugs".

I was driving on the West Coast of FLA more than a few years ago, well I was riding at this point not driving , and there were some many Love Bugs smooshed on the wind shield I was trying to figure out the number of Love Bugs per square inch. I think I figured between 5-10 but it was hard to tell one smoosh blob from another. :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

The window washers at the rest stops on the Turn Pike only worked to a point. The sprayer and wipers just kinda move the bug guts around. :shocked:

Later,
Dan

 

[cockeyedMFer]

I'll check with my Cousin Marcel over in Monroe, Louisiana....if its made out of meat he hunts it....and you never know...them thangs may be GOOD EATIN...! :licking:

T

I bet they're high in cholesterol through