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Old 06-26-2017, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by dm383
Midges affect different people in different ways, much like most flying critters I guess.

For me, they cause a tiny red mark that generally goes away inside an hour. No itching or lumps, the main issue for me is, they tickle!

My friend on the other hand cannot deal with them at all. He comes out in angry, red lumps fully half an inch across, thunderously itchy and which stay like that sometimes for days at a time. Much like me with mosquitoes . . .


We have such here which come out of the mangroves. Most have a few red dots which go away quickly, but my sister on her first visit got blisters slightly larger than a nickel (almost 20mm).
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