Thunderflies

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The bloody things seem to be out in full force here today. If you go out wearing a white shirt for a few minutes, you'll come back in wearing a black one.

Anyone else suffering these beasties this summer? Any tips for getting rid of them? I'm seriously considering fire at the moment.

 

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They are starting to crawl all over my iMac now....hope they don't discover a path to get underneath the glass...

Oh, they will. I fully expect to be chasing the things around with my mouse pointer for the next couple of months.

 

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They're out in full force now in Rugby. Caught a few for my Mantis but he doesn't seem interested, so not even good for pet food! Do they actually come out to anticipate a storm, or is just the hot/humid weather conditions at the moment?

I assume they just come out during hot and humid weather, that way they get to be as annoying as possible.

Storms often follow after periods of humidity, I imagine this is just a coincidence, and also how they got their name.