Do GIANT MOSQUITOS bite?

[WinkOsmosis]

There is one hiding in my room. I have no more "compressed air" to flush it out and capture it. I'm afraid it will attack me when I'm sleeping. Do they bite??

Before spring break 3 flew into my room when the window was open and I captured them in a glass and set them free... I have no idea how this one got in. I haven't had my window open since then. Can a gnat survive for 2 weeks without food??

 

[Zim Hosein]

You're his food WinkOsmosis

 

[Heisenberg]

Good god - grab a newspaper and smack it.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Good god - grab a newspaper and smack it.

It was flying too high, at the ceiling, then it flew down. I hit it with a piece of modelling clay but it was unharmed. Now it's hiding somewhere.

 

[dighn]

well dictionary.com says

gnat ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nt)
n.
Any of various small, biting, two-winged flies, such as a punkie or black fly.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Middle English, from Old English gnæt.]

 

[Deeko]

oh my god.

you aren't seriously afraid of a gnat are you?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Deeko
oh my god.

you aren't seriously afraid of a gnat are you?

After growing up under constant threat of malaria and sleeping under a net, you better believe I'm afraid of a giant mosquito.

 

[Wintermute76]

Time for the .22 shotshells, Lr or WMR whichever you prefer

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Good god - grab a newspaper and smack it.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: Deeko
oh my god.

you aren't seriously afraid of a gnat are you?

After growing up under constant threat of malaria and sleeping under a net, you better believe I'm afraid of a giant mosquito.

giant mosquito maybe gnats are different in your area than mine.....

 

[ElFenix]

yes, they bite. stinging gnats suck

 

[Linux23]

WTF, gnats bite?:Q


where the hell do you live?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Linux23
WTF, gnats bite?:Q


where the hell do you live?

Texas.

 

[Deeko]

Dude...in PA, gnats are the little swarms of bugs that are like a milimeter in length....

 

[So]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: Linux23
WTF, gnats bite?:Q


where the hell do you live?

Texas.

Everything's bigger in texas!

Seriously...I thought Gnats were so tiny you could barely see them. That's the thing I have always been familiar with.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: Linux23
WTF, gnats bite?:Q


where the hell do you live?

Texas.

Everything's bigger in texas!

Seriously...I thought Gnats were so tiny you could barely see them. That's the thing I have always been familiar with.

Hmmm.. I remember my mom saying the big mosquito things were gnats. I looked up an image on google and found a thing that looked just like what is in my room. But in some pics, a gnat is a fly thing. So what are the giant mosquitos??? Are they giant mosquitos??!!!

Edit: It looks like a mosquito, but bigger and with proportionally larger legs. Including the legs, it's about 2".

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Are they male mosquitos?

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Are they male mosquitos?

I always thought of things of that description to be male mosquitos. They don't bite.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Are they male mosquitos?

I always thought of things of that description to be male mosquitos. They don't bite.

That's what I always thought too, until my mom or someone said they were gnats. I always assumed they don't bite, but I had to ask. (I know male mosquitos feed on plants)

 

[ElFenix]

are you talking about a daddy longlegs? they don't bite.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
are you talking about a daddy longlegs? they don't bite.

What I call daddy longlegs is a spider like creature with long legs and a fused thorax and abdomen.

 

Do GIANT MOSQUITOS bite?

Does a bear sh!t in the woods?

 

[Linux23]

okay, now this thread is confusing me. if this is a mosquito, then it will not bite you, it will however draw blood and do an occasional buzz by your ear when you're trying to get some sleep.


goddam fvcking mosquitos.

 

[aphex]

The biggest mosquito ive ever been stung by was bigger than my fist. And yes, i killed the bastard.

 

[Wintermute76]

if it's about 2", it sounds like a crane fly. They look like giant mosquitoes, but I've never heard of them biting. We have them here in MN, they're orange and only get about 1 to 1.5".