Briongloid@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 5 days agoDaily Discussion Thread: Monday, 27 January, 2025message-squaremessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDaily Discussion Thread: Monday, 27 January, 2025Briongloid@aussie.zoneM to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 5 days agomessage-square140fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBottom_racer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoHeaps of march / horse flies down here atm, esp. at the beach. Every time one gets me I can’t stop thinking that they’re literally sawing into you. TW contains flies and blood
minus-squaretone212_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 days agoI encountered them a few years ago at Fairhaven beach thinking they were harmless (but annoying) sand flies. I was covered in bites all over my body, so horrible. Have not gone back to that beach since!
Heaps of march / horse flies down here atm, esp. at the beach.
Every time one gets me I can’t stop thinking that they’re literally sawing into you.
TW contains flies and blood
I encountered them a few years ago at Fairhaven beach thinking they were harmless (but annoying) sand flies. I was covered in bites all over my body, so horrible. Have not gone back to that beach since!
their bite hurts 🤬