http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/05/shoo-fly-don%e2%80%99t-bother-me-%e2%80%98cause-i%e2%80%99m-studying-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shoo-fly-don%25e2%2580%2599t-bother-me-%25e2%2580%2598cause-i%25e2%2580%2599m-studying-wetlands EPA's Blog About Our World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/05/shoo-fly-don%e2%80%99t-bother-me-%e2%80%98cause-i%e2%80%99m-studying-wetlands/comment-page-1/#comment-41681 Tony Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:49:46 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=873#comment-41681 Jackie
Yes flying worms can be unpleasant little yellow things that seem to just hang in the air, the ones I encountered were about one cm, however I am fairly sure that they are harmless.

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However, I guess I understand because despite the Kenyan tse tse flies, bed bugs, and those insects I called “flying worms” because I didn’t remember their name (yet they still haunt my dreams of flying into my mosquito net at night) the work and experience are still worth it.

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]]> http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/05/shoo-fly-don%e2%80%99t-bother-me-%e2%80%98cause-i%e2%80%99m-studying-wetlands/comment-page-1/#comment-16192 Lina-EPA Fri, 22 May 2009 14:54:12 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=873#comment-16192 Dale,
That’s quite a vivid account of your wetlands exploration. Definitely requires some special skills and a love of science. It shows. Kudos.

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