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by GMan: so is it "OK" now to use derogatory terms and stereotypes when talking about people of other cultures?
GMan wasn't fully awake, and is obviously not a (fly) fisherman
MIDGE (ALDS invaders)
*note, bug spray attracts 'em and makes 'em stick to ya* hmmm, surely that's in the "very fine print" of "expected field conditions memo" to the Yanks
They're back, and they're everywhere!
Muffleheads, also known as chironomids or non-biting MIDGE, are slightly smaller than mosquitoes, and as their name implies, they don't bite.Their large swarms, however, are enough to bug area residents.
"It's been three years since I've seen an emergence this big," said Jeff Tyson, biologist supervisor of the Lake Erie Fisheries. While the swarms of muffleheads can certainly get annoying, they're ultimately a good thing.
"They are indicators of good water quality," "The chironomids are a sign of a healthy Lake Erie."*speculation by C2C's Art Bell is that they can be geneticly bred to swarm at certain color patterns - ie: gray, pinstripes, etc*
CANADIAN SOLDIER - type A
They are called many things : CANADIAN SOLDIERS, June bugs, shadflies and a dam nuisance.The prolific and pesky family of aquatic insects known as mayflies may be the most sworn-at creatures in Ohio, but they're also clean-water barometers for our lakes and streams.
Bottom-dwelling insects for the first year or so of their lives, mayflies could never emerge in adulthood without clean, oxygen-rich sediment in the lakes and streams they call home.
About an inch in length (MUCH larger than mosquitoes), the mayfly can be identified by its elongated body and delicate, transparent wings. These harmless and attractive water lovers are found in nearly every major body of fresh water in the state, but are perhaps most closely associated with the western basin of Lake Erie
CANADIAN SOLDIER - type C 
not to be confused w/type A they are waaay bigger than a mosquito
these guys are tough and can be found nearly anywhere there is trouble to be delt with
they too are native to the Lake Erie basin, Northern shorehope that sets things straight
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