Midge
noun
A tiny insect that flies and bites.
We had to keep swatting midges away during the picnic.
Often appears as...
- swarm of midges
- midge bites
noun
A small, two-winged fly that is often seen near water.
The midges were out in force by the lake.
Often appears as...
- cloud of midges
- midge larvae
noun
A tiny insect that flies and bites.
We had to keep swatting midges away during the picnic.
Often appears as...
- swarm of midges
- midge bites
noun
A small, two-winged fly that is often seen near water.
The midges were out in force by the lake.
Often appears as...
- cloud of midges
- midge larvae
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Pesky Nuisance
Midges are often considered annoying pests that can ruin outdoor activities.
I wanted to enjoy the sunset, but the pesky midges kept biting.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdoor Encounters
Expect to encounter midges mostly in nature, especially during summer evenings or in damp areas.
Whenever we go hiking, we prepare for midge encounters.
Pro Tip 3/3Protection Needed
In areas infested with midges, wearing protective clothing or using repellents is advisable.
Don't forget your midge net on the fishing trip.
Pro Tip 1/3Pesky Nuisance
Midges are often considered annoying pests that can ruin outdoor activities.
I wanted to enjoy the sunset, but the pesky midges kept biting.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdoor Encounters
Expect to encounter midges mostly in nature, especially during summer evenings or in damp areas.
Whenever we go hiking, we prepare for midge encounters.
Pro Tip 3/3Protection Needed
In areas infested with midges, wearing protective clothing or using repellents is advisable.
Don't forget your midge net on the fishing trip.
Pro Tip 1/3Pesky Nuisance
Midges are often considered annoying pests that can ruin outdoor activities.
I wanted to enjoy the sunset, but the pesky midges kept biting.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdoor Encounters
Expect to encounter midges mostly in nature, especially during summer evenings or in damp areas.
Whenever we go hiking, we prepare for midge encounters.
Pro Tip 3/3Protection Needed
In areas infested with midges, wearing protective clothing or using repellents is advisable.
Don't forget your midge net on the fishing trip.
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See Elephants at Their...
for a nice sort of sheltered spot often they come and sit in the cars although but on a tree somewhere on branches you'll see them resting just an area where they're not going to get beaten by the rain remember a lot of these little midges and things are absolutely tiny and you can crush them between your fingers so a big rain drop would
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Jonathan Drori: The...
And if you look down into it, there's this sort of dam past the spadix, flies get attracted by the heat -- which is boiling off volatile chemicals, little midges -- and they get trapped underneath in this container. They drink this fabulous nectar and then they're all a bit sticky.
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The beautiful tricks of...
above ambient temperature amazing and if you look down into it this is sort of down past the spadix the Flies get attracted by the heat which is boiling off volatile chemicals at little midges and they get trapped underneath in this container they drink
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
and there's like little pond skaters and midges but there is a little character that we waiting for him to Pike his head up any minute now above the surface of the water because he needs to come up for a breath so we just waiting for mu
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
insects flying around that you can see the light catches every now and then but not super substantial meal for I can't ago thing they prefer to eat some bigger insects rather than catching something the size of the size of a midge like
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Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
their iridescent coming off his feathers and the little midges buzzing around his head now we've had a bit of it interesting development on the opposite bank is now that big herd of zebras which also has come to join the bull the
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Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
date today after the rain last night which would have caused an absolute exposed explosion of insect life and speaking of that right next to us and making art there are thousands of little midges of course we're right near some
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
today I can see little ripples here and there one of their little boatman or just riders skidding across the water definitely some little midges or flies or sorters or black specks that you can see on the top of the water
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How Do Dragonflies See...
of a dragonflies vision as it catches a tiny midge in midair dragonflies have been around for 300 million years since before the dinosaurs in this time they fine-tuned their eyes to see their world in slow motion
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Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...
of a dragonflies vision as it catches a tiny midge in midair dragonflies have been around for 300 million years since before the dinosaurs in this time they fine-tuned their eyes to see their world in slow motion
Video examples
See Elephants at Their...
for a nice sort of sheltered spot often they come and sit in the cars although but on a tree somewhere on branches you'll see them resting just an area where they're not going to get beaten by the rain remember a lot of these little midges and things are absolutely tiny and you can crush them between your fingers so a big rain drop would
Video examples
Jonathan Drori: The...
And if you look down into it, there's this sort of dam past the spadix, flies get attracted by the heat -- which is boiling off volatile chemicals, little midges -- and they get trapped underneath in this container. They drink this fabulous nectar and then they're all a bit sticky.
Video examples
The beautiful tricks of...
above ambient temperature amazing and if you look down into it this is sort of down past the spadix the Flies get attracted by the heat which is boiling off volatile chemicals at little midges and they get trapped underneath in this container they drink
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
and there's like little pond skaters and midges but there is a little character that we waiting for him to Pike his head up any minute now above the surface of the water because he needs to come up for a breath so we just waiting for mu
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
insects flying around that you can see the light catches every now and then but not super substantial meal for I can't ago thing they prefer to eat some bigger insects rather than catching something the size of the size of a midge like
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
their iridescent coming off his feathers and the little midges buzzing around his head now we've had a bit of it interesting development on the opposite bank is now that big herd of zebras which also has come to join the bull the
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
date today after the rain last night which would have caused an absolute exposed explosion of insect life and speaking of that right next to us and making art there are thousands of little midges of course we're right near some
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
today I can see little ripples here and there one of their little boatman or just riders skidding across the water definitely some little midges or flies or sorters or black specks that you can see on the top of the water
Video examples
How Do Dragonflies See...
of a dragonflies vision as it catches a tiny midge in midair dragonflies have been around for 300 million years since before the dinosaurs in this time they fine-tuned their eyes to see their world in slow motion
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...
of a dragonflies vision as it catches a tiny midge in midair dragonflies have been around for 300 million years since before the dinosaurs in this time they fine-tuned their eyes to see their world in slow motion
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Kenneth Oppel
Canadian Author
I wrote 'Airborn' after completing three books about bats. I loved my bats, but what a treat it was to write about humans again. They could eat food other than midges and mosquitoes, they wore clothing, they slept in beds - all this struck me as wonderfully novel.
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Richard Preston
American Writer
Dragonflies kill their prey in the air and eat it on the wing. They feed on aerial plankton, which consists of any sort of small living thing that happens to be aloft - mosquitoes, midges, moths, flies, ballooning spiders.
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Clive Anderson
English Entertainer
I am attached to the west coast of Scotland - it's gorgeous to look at and challenging. You have to contend with the possibility of being blown away or rained on. And in the summer months you can be eaten alive by midges.
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Kenneth Oppel
Canadian Author
I wrote 'Airborn' after completing three books about bats. I loved my bats, but what a treat it was to write about humans again. They could eat food other than midges and mosquitoes, they wore clothing, they slept in beds - all this struck me as wonderfully novel.
Quote examples
Richard Preston
American Writer
Dragonflies kill their prey in the air and eat it on the wing. They feed on aerial plankton, which consists of any sort of small living thing that happens to be aloft - mosquitoes, midges, moths, flies, ballooning spiders.
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Clive Anderson
English Entertainer
I am attached to the west coast of Scotland - it's gorgeous to look at and challenging. You have to contend with the possibility of being blown away or rained on. And in the summer months you can be eaten alive by midges.
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