Comments on: I Tried Not to Freak Out http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:15:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: that girl http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28362 that girl Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:07:07 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28362 I grew up in the deep south and one year my mom took in an exchange student from Germany. When summer brought in the gigantic insects he was beyond freaked out. I grew up in the deep south and one year my mom took in an exchange student from Germany. When summer brought in the gigantic insects he was beyond freaked out.

]]> By: mjswart http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28350 mjswart Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:54:51 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28350 Hey this is my photo! This could definitely account for the spike in views for that photo. For those that are curious. It's definitely in the genus Hexagenia (i.e. a mayfly). It was taken while camping a couple years ago on my parents trailer. I was not creeped out, but I took it as an opportunity to learn how to use the macro setting on my camera. The bug itself was only a couple centimeters long. Michael Swart Waterloo Hey this is my photo! This could definitely account for the spike in views for that photo.

For those that are curious. It’s definitely in the genus Hexagenia (i.e. a mayfly). It was taken while camping a couple years ago on my parents trailer. I was not creeped out, but I took it as an opportunity to learn how to use the macro setting on my camera. The bug itself was only a couple centimeters long.

Michael Swart
Waterloo

]]> By: flutterbyegirl72 http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28319 flutterbyegirl72 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:52:54 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28319 oh and GREAT shot. oh and GREAT shot.

]]> By: flutterbyegirl72 http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28318 flutterbyegirl72 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:52:27 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28318 you totally need to check this site out. how can nobody have mentioned this yet? anyway: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/ you totally need to check this site out. how can nobody have mentioned this yet?

anyway:

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

]]> By: Rosemary http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28304 Rosemary Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:50:52 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28304 Totally a May Fly. Sorry I didn't see this and post it a little sooner, but the others are right in this assumption. There are crazy lots of them in Minnesota where I grew up (land of 1000+ lakes to blame). One 4th of July I was out boating with friends for fireworks. Afterward we were Going back into town and crossing the Hastings bridge going over the Mississippi River. The sky was white. I immediately thought it was snowing, nope, just a sky full of bugs so thick you couldn't see to drive. That was the worst year for them, but every year they covered the entire downtown near the river there in Hastings. I'm talking buildings, parked cars, trees, sidewalk, streets everything. They only live 1 day, so during the night they land on anything they can and die there. A few would even show up on homes 30 miles from the river. They are a major pain to clean up also, everyone with brooms trying to scrape them off to get inside their stores. Anyway, sorry for this long comment, but it's not often I have the opportunity to talk about these crazy bugs. Totally a May Fly. Sorry I didn’t see this and post it a little sooner, but the others are right in this assumption. There are crazy lots of them in Minnesota where I grew up (land of 1000+ lakes to blame). One 4th of July I was out boating with friends for fireworks. Afterward we were Going back into town and crossing the Hastings bridge going over the Mississippi River. The sky was white. I immediately thought it was snowing, nope, just a sky full of bugs so thick you couldn’t see to drive. That was the worst year for them, but every year they covered the entire downtown near the river there in Hastings. I’m talking buildings, parked cars, trees, sidewalk, streets everything. They only live 1 day, so during the night they land on anything they can and die there. A few would even show up on homes 30 miles from the river. They are a major pain to clean up also, everyone with brooms trying to scrape them off to get inside their stores. Anyway, sorry for this long comment, but it’s not often I have the opportunity to talk about these crazy bugs.

]]> By: Ellen http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28291 Ellen Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:13:03 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28291 Mayflies. Gugh! I first encountered them by Lake St. Clair, Michigan, where my sister lives. If it weren't that her Michigander husband is so nice and her children so adorable, I would never darken Michigan's door again because of those creepy floaty flappy things. Then, about five years ago, I found them swarming around the lights in the parking lot of our local shopping mall. EEEeeeeee, they followed me to Pittsburgh! It's more than the waving long tail-stinger looking thing. It's the mindless stillness of the creatures as they cling to my windshield, or to my clothes, or to my arm. It's like they don't even know or care that they're about to be smeared by my windshield wiper - that's what they're here for. I would feel much better about sharing the world with them if I knew they were food for something noble or beautiful. Until that assurance is broadcast over the speakers in the plaza parking lot, I'm going to shudder every time I have to pick up something at the store after 9 o'clock. Mayflies. Gugh! I first encountered them by Lake St. Clair, Michigan, where my sister lives. If it weren’t that her Michigander husband is so nice and her children so adorable, I would never darken Michigan’s door again because of those creepy floaty flappy things.
Then, about five years ago, I found them swarming around the lights in the parking lot of our local shopping mall. EEEeeeeee, they followed me to Pittsburgh!
It’s more than the waving long tail-stinger looking thing. It’s the mindless stillness of the creatures as they cling to my windshield, or to my clothes, or to my arm. It’s like they don’t even know or care that they’re about to be smeared by my windshield wiper - that’s what they’re here for. I would feel much better about sharing the world with them if I knew they were food for something noble or beautiful. Until that assurance is broadcast over the speakers in the plaza parking lot, I’m going to shudder every time I have to pick up something at the store after 9 o’clock.

]]> By: themightyjimbo http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28290 themightyjimbo Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:06:38 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28290 josh (the dog) would eat it. josh (the dog) would eat it.

]]> By: faydean http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28289 faydean Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:04:33 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28289 John, unless you live near water I think what you saw is a crane fly...we just got done having a very big season of them here. They are harmless and don't bite. They will cover everything though and will swarm in your yard as you walk for about two weeks or so. Mayflies are usually ON water. John, unless you live near water I think what you saw is a crane fly…we just got done having a very big season of them here. They are harmless and don’t bite. They will cover everything though and will swarm in your yard as you walk for about two weeks or so. Mayflies are usually ON water.

]]> By: ngunderground http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28287 ngunderground Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:19:24 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28287 I posted a photo of a very similar bug in Virginia yesterday: http://ngunderground.blogspot.com/2008/06/cabin-pets.html Apparently, they have a wide habitat. Thanks for figuring out what it was because it was baffling me. I posted a photo of a very similar bug in Virginia yesterday:

http://ngunderground.blogspot.com/2008/06/cabin-pets.html

Apparently, they have a wide habitat.

Thanks for figuring out what it was because it was baffling me.

]]> By: Aimee Greeblemonkey http://blurbomat.com/archives/2008/06/26/i-tried-not-to-freak-out/#comment-28283 Aimee Greeblemonkey Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:55:18 +0000 http://blurbomat.com/?p=1766#comment-28283 Um, ACK! Great photo though. Um, ACK! Great photo though.

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