Comments on: Minnesota's Amazing June Weather https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Calli Arcale https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/#comment-480759 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:42:16 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19757#comment-480759 rork — don’t worry about the gallinippers (which I always grew up calling “mosquito hawks”). They don’t bite. 😉 They look like gigantic mosquitoes, but they’re totally harmless to humans. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says “Minnesota has many native species of crane fly. These insect species are not only common but are easily recognizable as adults. Crane flies are two-winged flies that are often mistaken for giant mosquitoes. Despite their somewhat scary appearance, they don’t bite, suck blood, or carry diseases. The adults are not only harmless, but they are an important food source for birds and other animals. The larvae of many crane flies are aquatic and their presence is an indicator of good water quality. They can be an important food for fish. Other crane flies are terrestrial decomposers and help break down decaying organic matter.”

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/#comment-480758 Fri, 27 Jun 2014 01:55:45 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19757#comment-480758 jyyh, my entire family thanks you for drawing the seriously obnoxious link between us and Osama Bin Laden.

Oh, and go to hell. Thank you very much, that is all.

]]> By: rork https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/#comment-480757 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:38:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19757#comment-480757 In 2011 we have big summer rains near me (SE MI), which brought on hoards of small “flood mosquitoes” and also enormous ones in the genus Psorophora (“gallinippers”), which even old-timers were not familiar with. So far this year, it’s not as bad as I expected, merely horrible.

]]> By: jyyh https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/#comment-480756 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 05:21:44 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19757#comment-480756 Ha! The Church of GW gets its predictions from G. Laden, that’s only 4 letters from B.Laden. As we know G->B = S->B in the Enigma of communists we conclude that it’s the moon-islamofascist-commies that are behind the fake religion of GW, it looks like the former president was also a member of this cult, only in the B-sect. It spells out AGW -> GWB. Thanks for finaly coming out.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/#comment-480755 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 01:03:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19757#comment-480755 Yes, they did say this would happen, didn’t they.

]]> By: L.Long https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/25/minnesotas-amazing-june-weather/#comment-480754 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 23:33:08 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19757#comment-480754 See what happens when people legalize gay marriage. Gawd and the angels gets all teary eyed and can’t stop crying.

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