# Anyone ever catch the gnat/mosquito/flying thing that just buzzed your ear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504 "2011-10-23T02:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/1 "2011-10-23T02:54:58Z")
If so…do you remember how you did it? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/2 "2011-10-23T02:59:31Z")
Lightening fast reflexes or just dumb luck? You decide… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/3 "2011-10-23T02:59:57Z")
Yes. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/4 "2011-10-23T04:35:49Z")
Slightly different - I have several ant carcasses flattened against the wall next to my computer/in my kitchen/in my bathroom which I plan to leave for the landlord to see when I move out of this filthy hell hole. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/5 "2011-10-23T06:15:11Z")
Yeah, I’ve done that a few times. Just channelling my inner lizard! ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/6 "2011-10-24T02:18:02Z")
Stared at the white ceiling until I could pinpoint him, then smashed his ass with a magazine ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/7 "2011-10-24T03:28:10Z")
yes. it was a bee and stung my palm ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/8 "2011-10-24T04:14:22Z")
Moving to IMHO from GQ. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-catch-the-gnat-mosquito-flying-thing-that-just-buzzed-your-ear/600504/9 "2011-10-24T05:59:35Z")
Yes, just quick (and a bit lucky). On one occasion, I thought I felt an insect in my ear and I quickly smashed it. Turned out to be a loose large piece of earwax.