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If I might ask… what, specifically, were you afraid of? I’m trying to think of any flying insects in the North American continental area that can deliver a fatal injury, or indeed anything more than a sting. Of course, you may be allergic to bee stings, which certainly makes your caution understandable, but absent something along those lines, I guess I’m having trouble understanding what, specifically, created this terror.
I debated the propriety of asking this in GQ, and decided that it was possible that there would be a pure factual answer, such as allergies, or the new information (for me) that there’s an americanus big-biteieus flying insect that can do serious physical damage. If the answer is more… er… esoteric… then please feel free to ignore or redirect to a more appropriate forum.
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Well, in my case I usually shriek and run at big flying insects until I can rule out them being cockroaches. But even if they’re just some random beetle or moth I still do not appreciate them flying directly at me.
Helgies make awesome smallmouth bass bait, but one must be well versed in the handling of such as those pincers aren’t ornamental and a hellgrammite can *really * tweak on your finger. They’re also wonderful for scaring the living daylights out of children.
Praying mantis are now in the process of laying their eggs for next year’s brood, so, Argent Towers, what you probably saw was a pregnant female, more substantial in body. I’m seeing more fat females flying now, as they look for a place to lay their eggs.
If you see thissorta contraption in the next few months, that’s a mantis egg case. I don’t know how those little gals tote a can of spray foam around.
