Red and Rover by Brian Basset for May 04, 2015

Whatever you say, Red…

But the ones that got away were always bigger.

What are see-ums?

Thank you Larry and Puddlesplatt McLearn, I think, both will be in order!

No-See-Ums: Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges are a family of small flies (1–4 mm long) in the order Diptera. They are also known as no-see-ums, midgies, sand flies, punkies, and others in North America, and sandflies1 in Australia. They are closely related to the Chironomidae, Simuliidae (or black flies), and Thaumaleidae.

May the 4th be with you Red!! :-)

Reminds me of put putting up the Colorado river at 5 mph in my 10 foot John Boat..A large black fly with a white head I had never seen before landed on my arm and took a bite out of me. I grabbed an oar and tried to swat it..Almost fell out of the boat. I increased my speed to 15 mph and that sucker was keeping up with me…This one..This fly…I “SAW” him!

Good one, Red. Groan…

Uh, if they are no seums, then how did Red catch them and uh…

If no-see-ums are those tiny light brown bugs that bite me insanely hard, then by all means, they should get eaten by the fish Red is trying to catch.

The darn things re so small a screen sometimes doesn’t keep them from making you into their next feast!