The effect of a deer fly hatch
on walking pace during a walk through Elm Creek Park Reserve on a summer evening.
Early research indicates that the primary effect of a large deer fly hatch is to keep the walking pace very brisk and to limit pauses to look at pretty vistas or engage in other shenanigans, thereby increasing the amount of time for conversation. As long as participants maintain a sense of humor and are not bug-phobic this does not seem to lessen the enjoyment of the walk although that might have changed had someone experienced a bite, which can be enourmously painful.
It also appears that woodtick population in the park are on the rise but that they tend to favor female hosts. Early research indicates that some males are impressed when a woman doesn’t freak out into a hissy fit at the site of a tick but rather treats them nonchalantly by flicking them off.
Research was conducted over varied terrain (deep woods and prairie hilltops) on an evening when the ambient air temperature was in the upper 80’s and the humidity was on the high side, over a period of two hours and a little over 6 miles. Both researchers appreciated the air conditioning of the car after the test was concluded as well as a cold beer and pizza after that.
No deer flies were present in town nor at the restaurant. Some fireworks were thought to be heard, however. Further research will need to be done to confirm that.
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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Cinqo de Grateful 2008
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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Cinqo de Grateful 2008
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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Cinqo de Grateful 2008
July 6th, 2007 at 11:18 am
aha, so, what really happened? lol….
July 6th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
So, was that your date? It sounds fun. Are you guys sparking yet?
July 6th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Sometimes I wish they made “bug off” for insects and men. :>
-P