Love Bugs Suck

[maillotpois]

YUK!!! That is so gross!!

I had a bee or large fly hit me in the teeth - while I was climbing yesterday. I have to constantly remind myself to close my mouth when descending, but while going up (slowly)? Crazy!

[DrBee]

I remember lovebugs from south Louisiana. The coated the car and stuck to everything. It was so nasty!

I kept getting thwacked with cicadas last summer when I did morning rides. I've breathed in more than a few ginormous mosquitos here in MS. I have a tendency to ride with my mouth open - I'm always congested. I have to make sure I close my mouth when I come up on trees. Ewwww

[Aint Doody]

I remember them all too well myself--I've been out of Mississippi for 14 years. There's a lot I miss about the Deep South, but those nasty bugs aren't one of those things. You would be on a trip of maybe 100 miles and would have to stop every few towns to clean your windshield. They are disgusting. I do kinda miss armadillos though. And I definitely miss mockingbirds.

[annie]

No asthma or allergies, but I still predominantly mouth-breathe when I bike. I don't think I could ever get in enough air otherwise! Are some of you actually able to mainly breathe through your nose while riding? You must have better breathing patterns/habits than I do!

annie

oh - the bugs- I have no idea how many I've swallowed or choked on over the years. Very gross, but I just try and not think about it where that bug might have been and hope my stomach acid is enough to kill any contamination.

[Lise]

I just think of germs as free vaccines. We must all have great antibodies to bug germs by now!

[DirtDiva]

My worst one was the time I swallowed a moth in the beer garden. Better than tring to cough it out and ending up spilling the beverages though...

[Nanci]

Moths don't gross me out for somereason. I would just feel bad for the moth. My turtle likes to eat them, though! But he likes to eat giant roaches and slugs, too, so what does he know...

Nanci

[Selkie]

YUK!!! That is so gross!!

I had a bee or large fly hit me in the teeth - while I was climbing yesterday. I have to constantly remind myself to close my mouth when descending, but while going up (slowly)? Crazy!

Haha, that happened to me last summer. A big yellow/black fuzzy bee flew into my front tooth and bounced off, presumably to his death. It hurt like heck but I was glad he didn't get inside my mouth. It was a good reminder to keep my mouth shut.

[pegandthepups]

Haha, that happened to me last summer. A big yellow/black fuzzy bee flew into my front tooth and bounced off, presumably to his death. It hurt like heck but I was glad he didn't get inside my mouth. It was a good reminder to keep my mouth shut.

You are so lucky that you did not get stung. Last summer my BF was on a long ride and a bee flew in his mouth and stung his lower lip...which proceeded to get HUGE, it looked like he had been punched in the mouth....he had to stop by a friend's house a few towns over and borrow some ice!! I got home from work and wow.....poor guy!

[Lise]

OT--awwwww, what a sweet greyhound!

[crazybikinchic]

i've never swallowed a bug, but we have swarms of little bugs all over the place. I just can't stand having the things all over my face when I ride through them. Drives me insane.

[fatbottomedgurl]

I rode through a swarm of bees yesterday on a fast downhill. I felt them bounce off my chest. But no stings! And none in my mouth