Midges waiting to attack just outside the Scene offices. Credit: Laura Morrison photo
Going outside today in Cleveland means getting bombarded by swarming midges. That’s right, the tiny, flying mosquito-looking insects are back in Northeast Ohio, as they are wont to do every June, and are as irritating as ever.
As Cleveland 19 meteorologist Jason Nicholas tweeted below, hordes of the pesky things were actually caught on weather radar last night. Scary stuff.
While the midges aren’t here to suck human blood, and are not harmful, walking through a swarm of them can mean getting them in your hair and mouth. Luckily, these midge infestations, coming to us from the banks of Lake Erie, normally only last about 10 days, the bugs’ lifespan.
2 replies on “Hordes of Midges Show up on Cleveland Doppler Radar”
Avon Lake to Euclid? Seriously? that’s more than just a horde. That’s a HUGE swarm…a LOT of bugs. Countless numbers of them for each person on the planet. In just one swarm. Trillions, probably. Think about that. A MIlky Way of midges! Bad time to be boating…
If you’re near the lake, keep your eyes closed and your mouth. Put Vaseline on the hood and fenders of your car, like people do down in Florida, where smashed bodies of dead insects will eat the paint right off.
They heard about all the great taco places in town.
Avon Lake to Euclid? Seriously? that’s more than just a horde. That’s a HUGE swarm…a LOT of bugs. Countless numbers of them for each person on the planet. In just one swarm. Trillions, probably. Think about that. A MIlky Way of midges! Bad time to be boating…
If you’re near the lake, keep your eyes closed and your mouth. Put Vaseline on the hood and fenders of your car, like people do down in Florida, where smashed bodies of dead insects will eat the paint right off.
They heard about all the great taco places in town.