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DownHillPhil · 03-24-2008, 04:41 PM

I'll be your dog Marshall.. the ladies always want to pet a cute dog

Plus I've got enough hair

... it's like I have a sweater vest on at all times, makes it kinda hard to stay cool in the summer.

Teen wolf for the loss

xhuskr · 03-24-2008, 04:41 PM

they could have been a swarm of foobugs

Kid A · 03-24-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by xhuskr

they could have been a swarm of foobugs

synchronized swarming????

dirtmistress · 03-24-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by station

kinda like this?

How fun!
Crap! June is coming. Those hard shelled lame ass June bugs freak me out. Slow flying phat fools! The dogs love to munch them though.

Kaboom · 03-24-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Zippy

Could be Bee swarms. It's the time of year for them to swarm and I've ridden through quite a few recently. So far, no stings. Scary though.

I saw a small swarm of bees today, just off the trail in San Clemente-no fun since I was climbing.

Pain Freak · 03-24-2008, 09:23 PM

On our road ride yesterday we were continually bombarded by bugs. We were descending in excess of 35 mph so when the buggers hit you, it freekin hurt. One stuck to my glasses SPLAT!

station · 03-24-2008, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pain Freak

On our road ride yesterday we were continually bombarded by bugs. We were descending in excess of 35 mph so when the buggers hit you, it freekin hurt. One stuck to my glasses SPLAT!

Did you just pinch my bee gif?

Pain Freak · 03-24-2008, 09:57 PM

Yeah, but it won't stay as a gif, keeps going to a jpeg

station · 03-24-2008, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pain Freak

Yeah, but it won't stay as a gif, keeps going to a jpeg

darn, maybe because it reformats it to be an avatar?

boboso · 03-25-2008, 04:33 PM

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/i...5-water-hearst

Buggy man...

dstepper · 03-25-2008, 05:08 PM

Not bugs, we were lucky, and had a steady stream of Monarch Butterflys coming thru on our Chilao Ride on Sunday.

Dean

uzziboy · 03-25-2008, 09:17 PM

ANAHEIM – Swarms of tiny insects are bugging Orange County residents.
Anaheim resident Julia Morton started noticing the insects a few weeks ago and said they look like "poofs of black smoke."
"As the sun starts going down, I'll just see swarms of the little bugs in the air and in palm trees," she said. "I've never seen anything swarm like this."
The swarms are likely gnats or non-biting, mosquito lookalikes enjoying the unusually warm spring weather, says Michael Hurst, director of communications for the Orange County Vector Control District.
"Those insects will breed all summer, but they pop in big numbers right now," Hearst said.
He said that the agency has been getting about two dozen calls a day for the past week, but will only check to make sure the swarms are not mosquitoes. Almost always, he said, they are non-threatening bugs such as crane flies (also called daddy long legs), midges and gnats.
"As long as they're not threatening humans, we just let them be," Hearst said. "Many are native species and we don't want to do anything to them that we don't have to do."
He said the insects develop, reproduce, feed and die faster during warm weather than in cold weather. Plus, he said recent rain has added standing bodies of water across the county that bugs such as midges use for breeding.
"When it gets warm, things happen fast," Hearst said.
Hearst said any of the water-breeding insects such as midges are most prevalent within a half-mile of standing water and usually swarm around dusk near lights. He said that the only thing people can do is try to eliminate standing bodies of water and wash the bugs off of walls and windows.
The recent warm weather is also prime time for other insects, said Nick Nisson, an entomologist for the Orange County Agricultural Commission. He said that people might also see more aphids feeding on plants, and also ladybugs and hover flies that prey on the aphids.
"Having these warm days in the springtime gets all the insects moving all at once," Nisson said.

brownlandshark · 03-25-2008, 10:46 PM

My motorcycle helmet is plastered with them from taking the toll rad home. I hate em.

Shu · 03-25-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by station

I was driving south on the 241 about 3pm on fri just north of 133 and drove thru a swarm....20+ of them splatted on my windshield...I didn't see them until I herd the rat a tat tat on the windshield...they weren't small either like the size of bees based on splatter

03-24-2008, 04:41 PM	#21 (permalink)
DownHillPhil Dogboy-DT Guerilla	I'll be your dog Marshall.. the ladies always want to pet a cute dog Plus I've got enough hair ... it's like I have a sweater vest on at all times, makes it kinda hard to stay cool in the summer. Teen wolf for the loss __________________ Division 26 Clothing Originally Posted by Evil Chocula I speak from experience both giving and recieving (college).

03-24-2008, 04:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
xhuskr Powered by Guinness	they could have been a swarm of foobugs __________________ Slainte' sdyeti I am a student. The trail is my teacher. genusmtbkr5 Sign up for the pain, you'll love it. "Play the game...but don't believe in it"....Ralph Ellison (Invisible Man)

03-24-2008, 09:23 PM	#26 (permalink)
Pain Freak Peanut butta jelly	On our road ride yesterday we were continually bombarded by bugs. We were descending in excess of 35 mph so when the buggers hit you, it freekin hurt. One stuck to my glasses SPLAT! __________________ If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body—but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow, what a ride!’ ” —anon.

03-24-2008, 09:57 PM	#28 (permalink)
Pain Freak Peanut butta jelly	Yeah, but it won't stay as a gif, keeps going to a jpeg __________________ If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body—but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow, what a ride!’ ” —anon.

03-25-2008, 04:33 PM	#30 (permalink)
boboso Getting back on the bike.	http://www.ocregister.com/articles/i...5-water-hearst Buggy man... __________________ "Welcome to All Things Scottish, if it's not Scottish, it's craaaapp!! Can I help ye?" - Stuart Rankin

03-25-2008, 05:08 PM	#31 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	Not bugs, we were lucky, and had a steady stream of Monarch Butterflys coming thru on our Chilao Ride on Sunday. Dean __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

03-25-2008, 09:17 PM	#32 (permalink)
uzziboy Suck on these	Heres Your Answer!! ANAHEIM – Swarms of tiny insects are bugging Orange County residents. Anaheim resident Julia Morton started noticing the insects a few weeks ago and said they look like "poofs of black smoke." "As the sun starts going down, I'll just see swarms of the little bugs in the air and in palm trees," she said. "I've never seen anything swarm like this." The swarms are likely gnats or non-biting, mosquito lookalikes enjoying the unusually warm spring weather, says Michael Hurst, director of communications for the Orange County Vector Control District. "Those insects will breed all summer, but they pop in big numbers right now," Hearst said. He said that the agency has been getting about two dozen calls a day for the past week, but will only check to make sure the swarms are not mosquitoes. Almost always, he said, they are non-threatening bugs such as crane flies (also called daddy long legs), midges and gnats. "As long as they're not threatening humans, we just let them be," Hearst said. "Many are native species and we don't want to do anything to them that we don't have to do." He said the insects develop, reproduce, feed and die faster during warm weather than in cold weather. Plus, he said recent rain has added standing bodies of water across the county that bugs such as midges use for breeding. "When it gets warm, things happen fast," Hearst said. Hearst said any of the water-breeding insects such as midges are most prevalent within a half-mile of standing water and usually swarm around dusk near lights. He said that the only thing people can do is try to eliminate standing bodies of water and wash the bugs off of walls and windows. The recent warm weather is also prime time for other insects, said Nick Nisson, an entomologist for the Orange County Agricultural Commission. He said that people might also see more aphids feeding on plants, and also ladybugs and hover flies that prey on the aphids. "Having these warm days in the springtime gets all the insects moving all at once," Nisson said. __________________ Why ask why, does it really matter????????

03-25-2008, 10:46 PM	#33 (permalink)
brownlandshark Senior Member	My motorcycle helmet is plastered with them from taking the toll rad home. I hate em. __________________ The jesus and Mary Chain is the greatest band ever

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