SEP 10 '24, INSECTS, buzzwords#2

 

    This post is part of a continuing collection of poems about 'INSECTS', as previously presented on this blog on September 5, 2022 (buzzword #1)

previous poetic posts (Note that captions are available for poems displayed on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" in slide format since January, 2024).

(first buzzwords) (#1) beerbugs, bumblebees, clothes moths, cold adaptation, computer bugs.

CURRENT CONTENTS (#2):
Deer- and horse- flies
Entomologists
Fire Ants
Gnats
Gnat repellents.

Authors' Note: Fact-sheets dealing with related key information have been posted on this blog by etymologists. These include short poems pertaining to insects that eat woollens, scavenge for food, destroy wood structures, prey on human blood and torment domestic pets.

Readers are advised to exercise care in distinguishing entomologists from etymologists.

Authors' Note: The authors note, with regret, and with continuing scratching of their inflamed ankles, the opening of the 'fire ant season'.  

Even in the winter, they can be activated.
Watch out!

Learn more about the red imported fire ant (RIFA) at Wikipedia.

Authors' Note:   The term 'gnat' can be used to described a variety of small, swarming flies. Owing to their small size, the sort that bite are often known as 'no see 'ums'. There is a companion piece to this verse 'gnat repellent' that extends the details of this topic.    

Authors' Note:  For several decades, there has been a prevalent belief that a particular bath oil product had the ancillary property of repelling attacks by swarms of gnats. However, objective testing by the American organization Consumers Union has debunked a special role for this product. 

Learn more about gnat repellents at Consumers Union's website.

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