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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Everywhere today are those little helicoptors; Dragonflys.
They don't hurt anything and are frequently found as symbols of pretty bugs.
They are flying everywhere, not just near ponds.
We are having a lot of rain the last couple of days, the dregs of the defunct Tropical Storm Karen.
Very apt name for a storm. I have at least ten friends named Karen. They are very much not defunct.
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People aren't normally afraid of dragonflies........but they are afraid of insects that bite and carry disease......luckily, those "midges" or "blind mosquitos" apparently do neither.......so that is GOOD.
Mosquitos are another story. We were at Disney once and all the high end resorts "on the premises" had their pools shut down due to what they now call TRIPLE "E" which is Eastern Equine Encephalitis..........and can be very dangerous and even fatal in the elderly.
That same trip, in September, Disney was covered in LOVE BUGS.....all over the paths.........everywhere.
Every place has something. New England coastal residents and visitors have to be concerned with WEST NILE VIRUS among other things.........and LYME DISEASE......from ticks.