Horse-Flies...Been bitten yet ?

[Pinkfoot]

Once killed nearly thirty in a day whilst tree budding.

They have a crafty habit of knocking into you a few times and then landing softly..

I don't get bitten , they are too slow .

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

Not sure if there's anything to it but I was wearing orange hi-viz and they were round me a lot today whereas the guy I was working with was wearing yellow and they seemed less interested in him.

[Mark Bolam]

Once killed nearly thirty in a day whilst tree budding.

They have a crafty habit of knocking into you a few times and then landing softly..

I don't get bitten , they are too slow .

 

sent from my phone but never in work time.

 

 

Weirdly they are the fastest insect on the planet! Honestly!

They are proper bastards, I too come up like egg yolks, can last more than a week.

They're like tigers and Joe Newton, they prefer to attack from the rear.

Nearly every bite I've had has been back, triceps or calf.

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Not sure if there's anything to it but I was wearing orange hi-viz and they were round me a lot today whereas the guy I was working with was wearing yellow and they seemed less interested in him.

 

 

That's probably more to do with bigger target area than colour mate.

 

 

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[eggsarascal]

That's probably more to do with bigger target area than colour mate.

 

 

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Funny you should say that. Last time I got bitten by one it was on me todger.

[Pinkfoot]

Funny you should say that. Last time I got bitten by one it was on me todger.

I would class that as a beneficial bite.

 

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[felixthelogchopper]

Funny you should say that. Last time I got bitten by one it was on me todger.

 

That buggers Mark's theory then.

[felixthelogchopper]

That's probably more to do with bigger target area than colour mate.

 

 

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[Pinkfoot]

https://goo.gl/images/aLb6B2

Gad fly or green eyed monster ?

This is what we are talking about?

 

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[eggsarascal]

That buggers Mark's theory then.

 

, Next time Al.....

 

Being serious, if I get bitten by the little bleeders I swell up like a ballon.

 

I use a spray called Jungle Formula, seems to keep them away.