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Title: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: Max on May 12, 2015, 10:37:32 AM
appeard this morning on the ground in front of the garage door. The swarm runs the lenght of the door and 4 " wide. These suckers are the size of a pinhead. Anyone know what they are?
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: SilverZ06 on May 12, 2015, 10:41:35 AM
Probably just baby Langoliers. Nothing to worry about...
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: BuckShot on May 12, 2015, 11:06:08 AM
Could be snow fleas.

They have a grey to lavender color.

They are harmless, and help turn the dead woods into soil.
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: PJ_Godzilla on May 12, 2015, 11:38:18 AM
Could be Hidden Dukes...
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: Copprhed on May 12, 2015, 01:19:11 PM
IT'S A BISH HORDE!!!!!!!!! :x :bolt:
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: caldera on May 12, 2015, 05:59:54 PM
appeard this morning on the ground in front of the garage door. The swarm runs the lenght of the door and 4 " wide. These suckers are the size of a pinhead. Anyone know what they are?

Years ago, similar bugs appeared in my living room for a day or two every autumn.  They flew right through the window screens and congregated around a table lamp.  Hundreds of them.  That's where I learned the best way to take care of them (and all bugs) is with a vacuum cleaner.


Probably just baby Langoliers. Nothing to worry about...

 :D   "What's that chomping sound?"
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: JimmyC on May 12, 2015, 06:34:13 PM
Nanobots come for your brains
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: mbailey on May 12, 2015, 07:40:06 PM
Probably just baby Langoliers. Nothing to worry about...

 :rofl
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: Ripsnort on May 12, 2015, 09:27:42 PM
I don't miss bug season after 18 years living in Minnesota...the Pac NW has very few bugs. As a matter of fact so few bugs that relatives always question when we're sitting outside in the backyard next to the foothill forests and mountain..."What is different out here??"

"Bugs" I respond...then they're all like "Yeeeeah?!?! where are the bugs?"

"We're not a land of 10,000 LEAKS! in WA state. :p
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: Max on May 13, 2015, 05:20:35 AM
(http://s23.postimg.org/6bhl6501n/bugs.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)


Turns out they're snow fleas and harmless. I hosed 'em all into a puddle and they were back in the same spot within 15 minutes. 2 hrs later they were all gone.  :banana:
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 13, 2015, 05:55:11 AM
A gallon of gas an a match will take care of them, and any other household problems you may have
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: mbailey on May 13, 2015, 06:01:31 PM
A gallon of gas an a match will take care of them, and any other household problems you may have

As a property insurance adjuster, I'd say just make sure your insurance on the home is up to date if you take this route.  :D
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 13, 2015, 08:01:25 PM
As a property insurance adjuster, I'd say just make sure your insurance on the home is up to date if you take this route.  :D

We have a term for that sort of home solution.
Unfortunately it would not be well received here. Least not by anyone important LOL
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: guncrasher on May 13, 2015, 09:16:23 PM
As a property insurance adjuster, I'd say just make sure your insurance on the home is up to date if you take this route.  :D

I thought insurance doesnt cover stupidity, oh wait it does  :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:.


semp
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: hgtonyvi on May 14, 2015, 12:49:14 AM
IT'S A BISH HORDE!!!!!!!!! :x :bolt:
HAHAHAAHHAHAHA Thats so true.
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: mbailey on May 14, 2015, 05:54:24 AM
I thought insurance doesnt cover stupidity, oh wait it does  :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:.


semp

lol you would be surprised what I've paid for. After 20+yrs in the property claims business I like to say I've seen it all.....but every day surprises me
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: bustr on May 14, 2015, 03:57:26 PM
As an insurance adjuster, who pays to whom in the following sad story.

Bunch of teenagers have a giant cable spool. The wooden kind. They figure out how to open the center to allow two to climb in. Their friends then push the spool down a long hill. Near the bottom the bouncing throws the two out of the center spindle violently and the spool heads off down the valley floor out of sight. Bystanders and friends alike all rush to the aid of the unconscious duo. As they gather around with their backs to the valley floor, no one sees the spool at full tilt rolling back onto them all clustered together. By definition a valley has two walls.

Only in Russia or a Loony Toons cartoon do you see things like this. But, if it were in the USA, how would insurers handle it?
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: FLOOB on May 14, 2015, 05:14:47 PM
(http://s23.postimg.org/6bhl6501n/bugs.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)


Turns out they're snow fleas and harmless. I hosed 'em all into a puddle and they were back in the same spot within 15 minutes. 2 hrs later they were all gone.  :banana:
The bugs are blue!
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: mbailey on May 14, 2015, 06:29:11 PM
As an insurance adjuster, who pays to whom in the following sad story.

Bunch of teenagers have a giant cable spool. The wooden kind. They figure out how to open the center to allow two to climb in. Their friends then push the spool down a long hill. Near the bottom the bouncing throws the two out of the center spindle violently and the spool heads off down the valley floor out of sight. Bystanders and friends alike all rush to the aid of the unconscious duo. As they gather around with their backs to the valley floor, no one sees the spool at full tilt rolling back onto them all clustered together. By definition a valley has two walls.

Only in Russia or a Loony Toons cartoon do you see things like this. But, if it were in the USA, how would insurers handle it?

Well if the spool rolled down the hill and thru your home, I'm your guy to answer that question. Answer would be the homeowner that suffered the damages, and the Ins. Co would subrogate against the parties that caused the damages.

If your asking who would pay the medical bills for the injured people, their individual medical insurers. That said, the people that were originally involved in causing the fiasco could probably face civil action by the innocents injured.



On a side note, glad to see your little visitors are gone Max
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: Max on May 15, 2015, 06:04:24 AM
Here's a good one. I'm doing a home reno in advance of putting it on the market. I rented a 20 yard dumpster for construction material and 31 years of collected crap.

Buddy of mine is leaving town and asked to park a couple of recliners in the dumpster. He shows up with his pal. Rather than carry the chairs thru the back (OPEN) door, the pal throws one over the side (7 feet high) while my buddy's standing in the dumpster. Chair smashes into his leg and tears a 6" gash requiring x-rays and 18 stiches.

Despite medical insurance, my (soon to be FORMER) buddy tries to collect medical expenses on his renter's insurance. Nope...doesn't cover medical expenses. So he wants ME to put in a claim on MY homeowners policy for his injury. Aint gonna happen as I've just submitted 2 claims for water rot damage...a 3rd will result in cancellation when the policy renews next year.

No good deed goes unpunished.
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: Meatwad on May 15, 2015, 07:36:45 AM
The bugs are blue!

bluish-purple to me
Title: Re: Really, really, REALLY tiny black bugs
Post by: BuckShot on May 15, 2015, 09:00:11 AM
They look really cool when they are all over the snow. They're around every spring in Maine, New Hampshire.

My legs are usually covered after a turkey hunt. They stain your clothes if you rub then in.