Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

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andrewcrossland
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Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

Postby andrewcrossland » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:57 am

Just a pic of some that were swarming over me last year...

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Davidthomas
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Re: Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

Postby Davidthomas » Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:08 pm

Lake flies! The bane of my existence some days. The really bushy areas are just horrible if you’ve gotta push through them on a calm day and they just follow along for several tens of metres once you emerge.
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Re: Lake Ellesmere/Forsyth midges

Postby Adam C » Mon Feb 08, 2021 6:49 pm

The base of the food chain out there! Vital insect
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