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Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - Bally002 - 01-15-2021 G'day guys, Big storm passing over presently and tried to post this a while ago. Was quite warm here. 39C. which is about 102F. Humid, Me and 'True Love' got into the splash pool this last afternoon. Watching the storm approaching. Caveat :- I have a reaction to insect bites. Not a bad reaction but I can feel the buggers bite. I lump up and itch but basically ignore it. I have "Barmah Forrest Virus" in my system from Mosquitoes. Hate them, fleas, midgy's, sandflies. So anyway, the weirdest thing. We (true love and I) had spent some time in the heat working. Sweating later in the afternoon we hit our little splash pool to rinse and cool off. So I had my Cougar Bourbon, some tobacco and commenced to roll a smoke. I felt a bite on my right upper arm. I'm rolling a smoke and looked at the blighter, more than once. It was a mozzie but light green with parts that were transparent. Instinctively I went 'whack' letting got of the rolly smoke with my left hand. 'Bugger' I thought. 'That was a strange mosquito' went through my mind. 'Nek Minnut' a bite on my upper left arm, same thing, green, nearly translucent mozzie. I could see this one had picked up a bit of blood. Smoke in the mouth I slapped it. The thing crushed up against the skin and turned to a brown - green color. Bit of a blot. I said to 'truey' "look at that." She said, 'that looks like green tobacco.' I says, 'Nah, Bullshit, it was a mozzie that bit me.' And sure enough within a minute the bites lumped up and I was scratching both bite marks. So we had a conversation about 'green see through mozzies." And again, on cue, I got bit again on my chest. This time I grabbed the bugger and showed the missus between 2 fingers. It was a mozzie. A very light green and 'see through' in parts. Tough bugger too. Like it had an exoskeleton. The legs were brittle. I said to 'truey' , "Get yer camera (Phone). Sadly by the time she had started exiting the splash pool the thing broke it's legs off and 'be blowed' flew away. This was one of those WTF moments. So, I thought I'd post this here first on RN3. I'll be out tomorrow evening. I have never, ever, seen a mozzie like this and I've been to the four corners of Australia. To me, it's a new breed and I'm still lumped up and scratching. Damnit!!! Kind regards, Bally:) RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - gordi - 01-15-2021 (01-15-2021, 10:47 AM)Bally002 Wrote: ... It was a mozzie but light green with parts that were transparent........ It was a mozzie. A very light green and 'see through' in parts. Tough bugger too. Like it had an exoskeleton. The legs were brittle.... Mosquitoes of Australia Is a green mosquito dangerous? You're a gonner mate. We'll miss you. G RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - Bally002 - 01-15-2021 (01-15-2021, 11:19 AM)gordi Wrote:(01-15-2021, 10:47 AM)Bally002 Wrote: ... It was a mozzie but light green with parts that were transparent........ It was a mozzie. A very light green and 'see through' in parts. Tough bugger too. Like it had an exoskeleton. The legs were brittle.... Cheers back at you mate. Thanks for the well wishes. Had a read of your links. Didn't realize there were so many breeds of mozzies. Pic is interesting. Is that a Scotch Mosquito. :) Kind regards, Bally:) RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - 727Sky - 01-16-2021 Take this for what it is worth. In survival school they said to always brush a Mosquito away instead of smashing the bugger. Smashing can drive the mouth parts deep into your skin and cause an infection. RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - Bally002 - 01-16-2021 (01-16-2021, 06:05 AM)727Sky Wrote: Take this for what it is worth. In survival school they said to always brush a Mosquito away instead of smashing the bugger. Smashing can drive the mouth parts deep into your skin and cause an infection. Good advice. I guess it was an instinct thing. A couple of those 'Dammit' moments. Been bitten by 'Jump Jack' ants many times. My response is the same. Tend to strip off when I walk over a nest of those buggers. Can't brush the buggers off. The sting from this Jade mozzie was nearly the same. Crusty Jade mozzies, who'd have thought. Got me. All's good. Cheers for your reply. Bally:) RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - guohua - 01-17-2021 @"Bally002" DAMN!!! You got Killer Mosquito's There Too along with everything else that is trying to kill you!!!!!! RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - NightskyeB4Dawn - 01-17-2021 I found this interesting. Quote: RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - kdog - 01-17-2021 This is why I love Kentucky. I grew up in South Carolina, and those skeeters would swarm you. I do not miss that. RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - Bally002 - 01-17-2021 (01-17-2021, 01:21 AM)guohua Wrote: @"Bally002" Yeah...Nah....methinks...having never seen these tiny green bugs before, with the ability to break away and fly off, coupled with their armored resilience and the oily mixture left over. These are flamin drone bugs sent to infect us. Crikey!!!,...I'm in the realm of conspiracy. The itch is metallic. Sigh and another sigh. This is what RN does to me. (Insert cheeky grin) Kind regards and best wishes Bally :) RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - Bally002 - 01-17-2021 (01-17-2021, 02:24 AM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote: I found this interesting. I have been infected with "Barmah Forest' Virus. (Blood tests confirmed) Source is mosquitoes. Not a pleasant thing. Rather have Covid. This virus may rise on occasions and hit me at any time. Read up on it. It's flu plus. Learnt to work through it. When the Doc told me,, it was a "WTF is that Sh1t? " Funny thing was the Doc asked me if I want a psychologist to help me through the symptoms which in my case resembled depression. Looking at the Doc with tilted head and twitching eye I said, "Whatcha talking about Doc? I don't do that type of sh1t." It was my demeanor. Very flat but turned out to be symptomatic for me with the virus. So I react to mosquitoes. But in saying that. These buggers were different. Only side effects was a sting and intense itch but that's pretty normal for me however the sensations were pretty well immediate which is unusual. That and the fact they blighters were green was different for me. Appreciate your reply. Bit more education for me. Kind regards, bally:) RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - Bally002 - 01-17-2021 (01-17-2021, 02:59 AM)kdog Wrote: This is why I love Kentucky. I grew up in South Carolina, and those skeeters would swarm you. I do not miss that. Pretty much the same in the 'Top End' Which is 'Northern Territory'. Spent may years up there but when fishing for endless Barramundi and catching giant mud crabs you sometimes neglect the skin and forget the bites. Tip toeing around Crocs was more intense. Cheers for your words, Bally:) RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - NightskyeB4Dawn - 01-17-2021 (01-17-2021, 01:30 PM)Bally002 Wrote: I have been infected with "Barmah Forest' Virus. (Blood tests confirmed) Source is mosquitoes. Not a pleasant thing. Rather have Covid. This virus may rise on occasions and hit me at any time. Read up on it. It's flu plus. Learnt to work through it. When the Doc told me,, it was a "WTF is that Sh1t? " Funny thing was the Doc asked me if I want a psychologist to help me through the symptoms which in my case resembled depression. Looking at the Doc with tilted head and twitching eye I said, "Whatcha talking about Doc? I don't do that type of sh1t." It was my demeanor. Very flat but turned out to be symptomatic for me with the virus. Quote: Our government dollars at work. Another opportunity to use us as guinea pigs. We got some of those guys dumped on us, and they too seem to crumble rather than splatter like the regular ones do. To be honest I am very suspicious of the little buggers. But I am suspicious of anything that my government has its hands into. RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - ChiefD - 09-30-2021 Holy crap, there are so many things in Australia that can kill you! I hate mosquitos. I always get welts that take weeks to go away. I still have some big red spots on my legs from July! I swear the mosquito is the state bird of Wisconsin. RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - guohua - 09-30-2021 (09-30-2021, 04:21 AM)ChiefD Wrote: Holy crap, there are so many things in Australia that can kill you! I hate mosquitos. I always get welts that take weeks to go away. I still have some big red spots on my legs from July! I swear the mosquito is the state bird of Wisconsin. Yes, Mosquitos are Terrible, we have them in Arizona too, They get in the house, I think they cling to our clothes and catch a ride in doors. My husband bought Syngenta 73654 Demand CS Insecticide and a sprayer. Sprayed the underside of the leafs on my fruit trees and my garden and our tool shed, then he made sure nothing was collecting rain water. The insecticide seem to kill them. RE: Green Mosquitoes. I am going mad. - 727Sky - 09-30-2021 (09-30-2021, 04:21 AM)ChiefD Wrote: Holy crap, there are so many things in Australia that can kill you! I hate mosquitos. I always get welts that take weeks to go away. I still have some big red spots on my legs from July! I swear the mosquito is the state bird of Wisconsin. Yep Australia is kinda like outer space as far as trying to kill you only without air |