For today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme of #Corvids a #Clark'sNutcracker way out of it's normal higher altitude #forests on the #beach hunting #sandflies in #Oregon #birds #PNW
September 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme of #Corvids a #Clark'sNutcracker way out of it's normal higher altitude #forests on the #beach hunting #sandflies in #Oregon #birds #PNW
Sandflies? Can… they… bite…
April 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Sandflies? Can… they… bite…
All creatures great and small, and all that, but biting midges, sandflies and mosquitoes can all burn in hell.
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
All creatures great and small, and all that, but biting midges, sandflies and mosquitoes can all burn in hell.
They are "fucking sandflies". They deserve the full name, the little bastards.
January 27, 2024 at 7:50 AM
They are "fucking sandflies". They deserve the full name, the little bastards.
Phlebotomine sandflies were studied in the Ankarana tsingy in northern Madagascar. 723 sandflies were used for morphological, morphometric, and molecular studies. 9 species were identified, including 3 new species: Se. volfi, Se. kaltenbachi, and Se. ozbeli. [2019 🧪]
doi.org/10.1051/para...
doi.org/10.1051/para...
January 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Phlebotomine sandflies were studied in the Ankarana tsingy in northern Madagascar. 723 sandflies were used for morphological, morphometric, and molecular studies. 9 species were identified, including 3 new species: Se. volfi, Se. kaltenbachi, and Se. ozbeli. [2019 🧪]
doi.org/10.1051/para...
doi.org/10.1051/para...
i by and large just ignore the (very obviously) AI-made crap on youtube but i cannot help but stare and seethe at this particular one because on top of being shitty and bad, i cannot imagine how rank that theoretical place smells
April 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
i by and large just ignore the (very obviously) AI-made crap on youtube but i cannot help but stare and seethe at this particular one because on top of being shitty and bad, i cannot imagine how rank that theoretical place smells
Sunset At Punakaiki, I tried to time the shot so the wave was placed correctly on the right side. This was a challenge as the sandflies ( midge ) were particularly active and biting.
#photography #punakaiki #westcoastnewzealand #pancakerocks #seascape #sonya7iii
#photography #punakaiki #westcoastnewzealand #pancakerocks #seascape #sonya7iii
June 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sunset At Punakaiki, I tried to time the shot so the wave was placed correctly on the right side. This was a challenge as the sandflies ( midge ) were particularly active and biting.
#photography #punakaiki #westcoastnewzealand #pancakerocks #seascape #sonya7iii
#photography #punakaiki #westcoastnewzealand #pancakerocks #seascape #sonya7iii
Turns out sandflies love me.
February 29, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Turns out sandflies love me.
The fun side of being in the field though is swimming pools, pizza, hot springs, sandflies (not), rain, and other. Hard work, good times
December 16, 2024 at 7:36 PM
The fun side of being in the field though is swimming pools, pizza, hot springs, sandflies (not), rain, and other. Hard work, good times
West Arm
Hidden away from civilisation, home of kea and kiwi and sandflies.
Soooo many sandflies.
I've seen unwary tourists swarmed by sandflies and carried away bodily, lifted high into the surrounding peaks.
Home here is only for the brave. Or the very skinny!
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
Hidden away from civilisation, home of kea and kiwi and sandflies.
Soooo many sandflies.
I've seen unwary tourists swarmed by sandflies and carried away bodily, lifted high into the surrounding peaks.
Home here is only for the brave. Or the very skinny!
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
West Arm
Hidden away from civilisation, home of kea and kiwi and sandflies.
Soooo many sandflies.
I've seen unwary tourists swarmed by sandflies and carried away bodily, lifted high into the surrounding peaks.
Home here is only for the brave. Or the very skinny!
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
Hidden away from civilisation, home of kea and kiwi and sandflies.
Soooo many sandflies.
I've seen unwary tourists swarmed by sandflies and carried away bodily, lifted high into the surrounding peaks.
Home here is only for the brave. Or the very skinny!
#Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
Sandflies are the worst imho
September 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Sandflies are the worst imho
Sandflies? Please. The golden light at Pāuatahanui Inlet was worth every itchy bite. This pied stilt | poaka shot at sunset is proof!
#birds #birdphotography #bird #newzealand #wildlife #aotearoa
#birds #birdphotography #bird #newzealand #wildlife #aotearoa
January 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Sandflies? Please. The golden light at Pāuatahanui Inlet was worth every itchy bite. This pied stilt | poaka shot at sunset is proof!
#birds #birdphotography #bird #newzealand #wildlife #aotearoa
#birds #birdphotography #bird #newzealand #wildlife #aotearoa
Got my favorite mango smoothie and went to my favorite Wellington Harbour beach yesterday to celebrate being here and today as I sit covered in itchy welts from my first-ever encounter with NZ sandflies my only regret is not bringing a smaller, slower American to the beach as blood sacrifice
May 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Got my favorite mango smoothie and went to my favorite Wellington Harbour beach yesterday to celebrate being here and today as I sit covered in itchy welts from my first-ever encounter with NZ sandflies my only regret is not bringing a smaller, slower American to the beach as blood sacrifice
Weeded a garden bed and fed the local sandflies.
May 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Weeded a garden bed and fed the local sandflies.
I've just learned that the genus name for sandflies (those little ankle-biting bastards so common at the beach) is 'Phlebotomus' and that's just about perfect.
February 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I've just learned that the genus name for sandflies (those little ankle-biting bastards so common at the beach) is 'Phlebotomus' and that's just about perfect.
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar.
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the climate-driven disease kala-azar.
grist.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar.
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #PublicHealth #Heat
Every now and then the actors complain about the amount of sandflies and it reminds me of this legend about the creation of sandflies. And honestly, Fiordland really is that beautiful, so fair enough
![Cultural views
New Zealand sandflies (which are taxonomically blackflies-Simulidae) have a native Mãori legend wherein "the god Tu-te-raki-whanoa had just finished creating the landscape of Fiordland, it was absolutely stunning... so stunning that it stopped people from working. They just stood around gazing at the beauty instead. The goddess Hine-nui-te-po became angry at these unproductive people, so she created the sandfly to bite them and get them moving". [9]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cfdmspnphumtrbmez757nk5m/bafkreifnkw5kfbknmf4fuhyu2r2rjamx6pahrdkga5adryhbjd6ywavdmu)
December 30, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Every now and then the actors complain about the amount of sandflies and it reminds me of this legend about the creation of sandflies. And honestly, Fiordland really is that beautiful, so fair enough
My town is infested with sandflies, they're on the pavements, windows, people everything
August 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
My town is infested with sandflies, they're on the pavements, windows, people everything
This blue water 😍! I tried to take some long exposure pics without filter on my lens when the sun was behind some clouds in the evening.
I was eaten alive my a million sandflies in the process so sitting still was a challenge 😆
#artisticnudephoto #fineartnude #aktfotografie #fineartnude #nudemodel
I was eaten alive my a million sandflies in the process so sitting still was a challenge 😆
#artisticnudephoto #fineartnude #aktfotografie #fineartnude #nudemodel
February 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This blue water 😍! I tried to take some long exposure pics without filter on my lens when the sun was behind some clouds in the evening.
I was eaten alive my a million sandflies in the process so sitting still was a challenge 😆
#artisticnudephoto #fineartnude #aktfotografie #fineartnude #nudemodel
I was eaten alive my a million sandflies in the process so sitting still was a challenge 😆
#artisticnudephoto #fineartnude #aktfotografie #fineartnude #nudemodel
February 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar.
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #Climate #PublicHealth
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #Climate #PublicHealth
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the climate-driven disease kala-azar.
grist.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar.
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #Climate #PublicHealth
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
grist.org/health/kala-...
#Kenya #Health #Climate #PublicHealth
Can get very similar in NZ - but with no bears, no snakes, no leeches and the Americans that travel over are very pleasant. A few sandflies maybe but hey that's tax.
June 18, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Can get very similar in NZ - but with no bears, no snakes, no leeches and the Americans that travel over are very pleasant. A few sandflies maybe but hey that's tax.
It also helps you briefly escape the fucking sandflies.
January 27, 2024 at 8:15 AM
It also helps you briefly escape the fucking sandflies.
Big Walk: allowing yanks to walk through the aussie bush without concern for spiders or king brown snakes.
or paralysis ticks. sandflies, horseflies, bullants...
or paralysis ticks. sandflies, horseflies, bullants...
August 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Big Walk: allowing yanks to walk through the aussie bush without concern for spiders or king brown snakes.
or paralysis ticks. sandflies, horseflies, bullants...
or paralysis ticks. sandflies, horseflies, bullants...
I’ve been bit by a lot of sandflies in my time.
“Take it Easy” - Grobian
“Take it Easy” - Grobian
February 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I’ve been bit by a lot of sandflies in my time.
“Take it Easy” - Grobian
“Take it Easy” - Grobian