Bugs🥴
07-14-23, 12:08 PM
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A couple of years back, I had a hornet fly into my mouth and sting my tongue before I could spit it out! That really hurt, and it stayed swollen for a couple days! I’ve tried to ride with my mouth closed as much as possible, since!
I also got stung on the leg earlier this year; I thought it just bounced off, but it stung me in that instant of contact!
I hate hornets with every fiber of my being! 😁
I also got stung on the leg earlier this year; I thought it just bounced off, but it stung me in that instant of contact!
I hate hornets with every fiber of my being! 😁
07-23-23, 11:22 PM
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Did someone call for Bugs? Ehhhhh, what's up Doc?
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07-24-23, 03:14 AM
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Saw this spider today, it was bigger than my hand. The web blocked the entire path, and the guy I was riding with refused to continue riding along this path afterward..
We are on Miyako Island, a hotter-than-hell tropical island west of Okinawa. If you like big bugs and sweating your body weight every day, it’s a great place.
We are on Miyako Island, a hotter-than-hell tropical island west of Okinawa. If you like big bugs and sweating your body weight every day, it’s a great place.
07-24-23, 08:29 AM
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This one is the the O-jyorou (big Joro), which has yellow only behind its legs, and grows much bigger than the more common variety. When I was a kid, my parents told me to be careful of “banana spiders,” which might be hiding inside bunches of bananas. This is the spider they were talking about. Bananas grow everywhere on Miyakojima.
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07-29-23, 04:09 PM
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today I was followed by a swarm. they swarmed everywhere even my front fork. weird. used my head net but they still loved to hover right in front of my face & also collected on the net. riding faster helped, but slow sections & while standing still were very bad
07-29-23, 10:36 PM
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OMG, you are beyond dedicated. Hats off to you sir
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07-30-23, 03:58 PM
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Rode the same loop today,the bugs had enough sense to stay out of the heat🥵
