Little bugs - what are they?

mdixson · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:15

Hey guys,

Been working at home all day and with the heat a load of little bugs seem to be in the house - any idea what they are?

Cheers!

Steve_bullockuk · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:16

Cornfly?

GravyMonster · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:16

My nan used to call them thunder flies. No idea what they actually are though.

Nightglow · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:17

Thrips. (Thunder Flies)

Have enough of them & they will set off smoke alarms,etc.

atpbx · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:18

Spunkey said:
My nan used to call them thunder flies. No idea what they actually are though.

Skillmister · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:18

There was one on my desk when i got home.

It's dead.

Redz · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:19

Queen wasps....

Or these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips

janp · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:20

Thunderbugs! We get them all the time in the office this time of year.

TrixiBuG · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:20

Fruit Fly? Tend to get them were rotting fruit/food is/has been...like food scraps bins in hot weather...that's my guess...Do I get a prize?

Gazanimal · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:21

Thunder bugs. Pain the in the butt in this warm weather.

Usually appear when it's warm, like today and generally seem to come from farm land areas ( hence the corn fly reference).

If farmers are harvesting and it's hot you feel like you're being eaten alive by the little buggers.

Russinating · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:21

Yup, fruit flies can be pretty tiny.

Yaayuh! · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:22

LCD munchers....

mdixson · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:22

Cool so looking at Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips) they appear to start small and eventually grow wings and fly off - annoying guess the heat made them hatch outside...

LOAM · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:24

Swan, careful they can break your legs and the Queen owns them all. She eats them on a Friday night after a gin binge, its known as a Swanna Kebab

Kosmiche · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:25

We have these in our kitchen cupboards, especially in our breakfast cereal cupboard.

I stopped eating cereal because I used to find them swimming in the milk :mad:

Must have eaten loads before I looked into the bowl and saw them.

edit : no they're not thunderflies, they're like really tiny woodlice.

Cosimo · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:26

Looks like a thunderbug.

Feek · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:26

They get into your monitors and die there. FACT.

Rameses · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:26

I currently have a corn fly (or thrips?) inside my monitor, has been wondering around inside there for hours!

Tibbz2 · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:28

Spunkey said:
My nan used to call them thunder flies. No idea what they actually are though.

AmTechFox said:
I currently have a corn fly (or thrips?) inside my monitor, has been wondering around inside there for hours!

That happened on my laptop a while ago... But it died in the middle, so I still have an annoying black mark on my monitor i can't remove :mad:

Kelt · 24 Jul 2012 at 15:30

Whatever it is, for the love of god, KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!