The invisible menace you've definitely met! (No-See-Ums)

About this episode

This episode discusses no-see-ums, their biting behavior, historical significance, and a surprising connection to chocolate.

This week we're covering no-see-ums — the tiny biting flies you can't see, can't stop, and can't keep out of your house because they fly straight through window screens. We dig into why their bite stings so much more than a mosquito's, how they've been at this since the Cretaceous, and the one thing most people don't know: a close cousin of the insect that just ruined your beach trip is personally responsible for most of the world's chocolate. Patreon -> https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46499107 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InsectsforFun IG: https://www.instagram.com/insects4fun/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085443614825 Email: Insectsfordummies@gmail.com Discord -> https://discord.gg/pDJH3CYcG6

People in this episode

Host: insectsforfun

Topics covered

• no-see-ums
• insect behavior
• biting flies
• Cretaceous period
• chocolate production

Keywords

• no-see-ums
• biting flies
• insect bites
• Cretaceous
• chocolate

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