"Bugs, I saw bugs" Topic

On the last day in February, that would be yesterday, with a temp of c. 42F as a high, after yet another night of low twenties or even high teens as a low, I was riding my bike along a path that runs along the Jordan river (Salt Lake Valley, Utah), and I got plastered with these little bugs c. a quarter inch long and with straight bluish wings. A few gnats too, as one flew into my mouth. I've never seen the like before. There must be warm spots along the river, what else could account for insects up and about this early, after one of the coldest winters since 1949?…

Blame it on global warming…

Probably came out of a vent of a secret government installation. I wouldn't worry…wait…one went in your mouth?!?!?!

Sector Blue Infestation Alert…wait…nope, no Fed money to contain this…

You're on your own…

Why would you think insects are that restricted by temperature? Consider the lowly mosquito. It's habitat spans from the equatorial jungles to the high arctic.

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Because I've never but one other time seen insects actively buzzing around in winter time, and that other time was on Dec 12th a couple of years ago, but it was a cold day then as well, and had been cold for quite a spell. I expect cold blooded critters to go dormant when the temperatures drop. Mosquitos are not out preying except when a good thawing spell occurs. It hasn't thawed around here until the last few days, and those bugs were out before then….

Yes. The mosquito was just an example of insects that live in much colder weather that most people would believe possible.

Mosquitos might live in the artic, but they don't live in the artic during winter, they survive the winter under water ect as eggs, but they don't go buzzing around in snow storms, buga are dependend on some heat from the outside, it is true that some insects can generate heat by them self by vibrating mussules, but they still die if it's to cold, the warmer the fall is, the longer it takes before all the wasps die, they are usualy the ones that say alive the longest, since they can eat other insects and human food. but as it gets colder they get dumb, they are half in coma by the end.

We did have insects flying in Oslo untill November this year, then it got really cold really fast and they all died in a few days. They still havn't come back, to early.