Got Bugs?

[terpin]

So, I had a very large bug, my husband thought it was bumble bee, fly right into my mouth while I was riding. I immediately spit it out and nearly fell off the edge of the path I was on. My husband thought it hilarious, but the humor was lost on me that day. Now he has had a similar experience. He was stung by a bee on his cheek while riding yesterday. I'm relatively new to cycling. Does this happen a lot? Anyone else have a bug story?

[salsabike]

I regularly report my bug ingestion (gnats, flies) on the daily ride reports here. There is also a very funny thread on Bike Forums called something like "What's the biggest bug you ever swallowed?" Do a search for bug eating here and you'll find stories!

[Selkie]

It's hard, but try to ride with your mouth shut. I've had a couple of close encounters with those big fuzzy black/yellow bumblebees. For some reason, they seem to enjoy doing suicide missions by flying into my face. It smarts, even though I haven't been stung. Last summer, one hit my front tooth and it HURT. Didn't mind, considering if my mouth had been open any wider, I'd have ingested him. Which reminds me, another perk of winter riding is not having to worry about bugs. I can ride with my mouth open without worry.

[Brandy]

I eat a bug almost every ride. Enough said. <~~~~maybe that's my problem when I'm riding. I should keep my mouth like this instead. ~~~~>

[pooks]

I was riding late in the day and didn't wear my sunglasses -- a gnat or something got in my eye. So here I am, riding, blinking, eye watering down my face. I didn't stop because at first it seemed that I had blinked it out. Then after riding a bit more I could feel it again. So I blinked, watered, and it went away. Then I felt it again. Very frustrating!

But no comparison to bees -- ingested or otherwise!

[Bikingmomof3]

I tend to ride in the evening when I *hope* it is somewhat cooler. One of the major drawbacks for me is the amount of insects I ingest.