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Old 20-07-2010, 04:21 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default What's this bug? What's making me itch??

Mitulove wrote:
Does anybody know what this bug is? I had lots of them crawling on my
arm when I came inside from the garden. The photo isn't clear, but
hopefully my hand will provide a size reference..

http://tinyurl.com/2at5z99


Looks like a thunderfly to me. Don't think they cause irritation (of the
skin, rather than of the mind!), but I could be wrong.