| 单词 | gnat |
| 例句 | Our uncle returned his attention to his table, brushing aside stubborn gnats as he scraped bark from a twisted, blackened branch and put it in a jar. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The gnats were too frantic to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The gnats that were fierce down in the grove didn’t bother us at the top of Listening Rock; the breeze kept them away from our faces. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She flittered around him like a pesky gnat, glad to have someone eager to listen to everything she had to say as she recounted our adventures on the banks of the Rio Grande. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At his face there were already many flies and gnats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was scorching hot, and near her ear a gnat whined. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well, don't follow me. I've no more idea than a gnat where I'm headin'." "Silence," whispered the prince, with a turn of his head. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Some of the men, who as boys had dated her, remembered that on picnics neither gnats nor mosquitoes would setde on her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t have a gnat’s chance after Loma stormed into the store and gave her daddy down the country, blessing him out right in front of Papa, Uncle Camp, me, and two customers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Lord, it was hot, plus we had at least ten gnats per square inch of air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A fly was ready fastened on the line, a black gnat, a little frayed but still hairy enough. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Touched him and fur shuddered as if I were a gnat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t unleash a swarm of muttation gnats, which the rebels are prepared for, but shoots out a sunburst of metal darts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A swarm of gnats flew into my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But if the gnat decides to fly into someone's ear? Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Wishing the dragonfly that’d come to the funeral would fly right up to me and rest on my hand, instead of all the mosquitoes and gnats trying to cover me, getting stuck to my sweat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z "Neither. These are gnats, not knights. I'd have them all put to death, only it's my name day. The tourney is done. Get them all out of my sight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Wouldn't be worth the bother of arming myself. This is a tourna-ment of gnats." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Bertha chuckled and swatted at gnats that were hovering over Wishbone as he slept. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His frustration at the meagerness of his thanks was like the small but constant whine of a gnat in his thoughts. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z There’d been too much rain, though, and the gnats and mosquitoes were worse by the water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were gnats at the mouth, little flecks of pollen drifting above the nose. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That was one thing I hated about Juanita, the way she clung to things and wouldn’t let them go, like a dim-witted gnat stuck on a piece of rotting fruit. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Control of the gnats was at first good, but by 1954 the treatment had to be repeated, this time at the rate of 1 part of insecticide in 50 million parts of water. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As I lifted the trapdoor, a burst of hot, fetid air billowed from the hole, accompanied by hundreds of black gnats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bus wasn’t leaving for four hours, and the minutes of those hours struggled like gnats on fly paper— dying slow, exhausted with the fight to stay alive. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes, gnats, and flies followed the wagon, drawn by the smell of the sweating children and horses. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only living thing in sight except for a stationary cloud of hysterical gnats suspended in the heat above the road. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse tosses her head to scatter a hovering cloud of gnats. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I wave my hand like he’s a gnat, shooing him off like the others did. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z This haughty prince didn't have the sense of a gnat. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z That littlest coat don’t have a gnat’s chance!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A swarm of gnats hovered around them, attracted by their sweat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z "Very well. Even my brother couldn't tilt any worse than these others. Master, bring out the quintain, Tommen wants to be a gnat." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We lived below what Georgians called the gnat line, meaning all the gnats in the world lived in town with us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He would be fuming as he turned around, for he recognized my voice—his personal gnat—and the club would already be swinging and I would be ducking out of the way. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I’m in Alabama, under the shade of a magnolia with red ants crawling up my trouser legs and the buzz of gnats swarming my head. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Little gnats cloud round us in near invisible swarms and I keep having to bat ’em away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z ‘Pshaw! You come before me like a gnat. And I ignore you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One big guy took his forearm and swatted me out of the way, like I was some kind of gnat. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The gnats and mosquitoes which avoid the sun came out and buzzed over the water. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The destruction of the gnats was thought to be virtually complete. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Not good night. I'll be with you the rest of the night, a vinegar gnat tickling your ear when you need me. But good night and good luck, anyway.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It is beneath me to deal with gnats such as yourself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Pshaw! Say what you will. You only come before me like a gnat. I know what I wish and will not be pestered into doing that which is wrong.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The swarm of gnats stayed behind, preferring the contents of Zero's stomach to the sweat on the boys' faces. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Red ants cover the ground, and millions of gnats hover over the river. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Certainly. Flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles, moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnats, midges, daddy longlegs, centipedes, mosquitoes, crickets—anything that is careless enough to get caught in my web. I have to live, don’t I?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It was a muggy, moonlit night filled with gnats, moths, and mosquitoes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he said, "If a gnat lands on me, it will knock me over." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The wound was raw and moist and from time to time he lifted his handkerchief to fan away the gnats. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gondwannan Ambassador struck the She Elephant with a blast, but she shook it off like a gnat bite. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She swatted away some gnats with a dishcloth. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I sat down again, batting at gnats that were buzzing around my face. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The cooks were thin boys who fanned skewers with one hand and swatted gnats with the other. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was so peaceful I didn’t even bother to swat flies or gnats. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z She became a gnat in the nose of every Flop she saw. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “How dare you! I’ll crush you all like the gnats you are!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She examines them sternly, going down the line, just as a gnat, attracted by the lotion perfuming her legs, lands on her big toenail and gets stuck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Narcissus frowned, as though he was vaguely aware of a gnat buzzing around his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She sets to work again, picking the gnat off, reapplying polish. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We poison the gnats in a lake and the poison travels from link to link of the food chain and soon the birds of the lake margins become its victims. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “And so do I,” said Nellie, who had just managed to catch a small gnat. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The Scanlan lifeguards doused themselves in pure vanilla to keep the gnats at bay. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “Jellyfish are really mysterious to me. The most poisonous one in the world is the size of a gnat or something.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z ‘Mind the gnats don’t sit on his eyelids.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I ripped my eyes away from the monster, which was batting at the Ridge warriors near its head like they were gnats, and looked at Ayanna. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Flies and fine white gnats swarmed about his wound. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie snorted like Cinders did when she got a gnat up her nose. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He scared up rabbits, barked at terrapins, caught gnats and flies in his mouth, and every few minutes looked back to be sure I was still coming along behind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Tea floated out like liquid in zero gravity as the missile passed through a belt of sunlit gnats. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Of course, he kept on talking in my ear like a gnat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When I walked anywhere near the forest, the gnats stuck to me and flew into my eyes, mouth, and ears, and it drove me crazy. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Although closely related to mosquitoes, the gnat is not a bloodsucker and probably does not feed at all as an adult. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Bob waved his hand by his head as if shooing gnats. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Strangely enough, he felt his fear whisked away like a swarm of gnats caught in the wind, replaced by an intense curiosity. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for the fishermen and the resort dwellers on its shores, its waters have provided an ideal habitat for a small gnat, Chaoborus astictopus. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She let go of my knee and went back to swatting gnats away from Wishbone. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then and there, while the black gnats settled on their ears, by the plank bridge and the pouring waterfall, Blackberry and Fiver explained. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes in her bed she would drink enough of “Drink me” so that she was a dot as small as the littlest gnat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ricky swatted at the gnats that had begun to clothe us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In late April when the mosquitoes, flies, and gnats come out, Kainta shows me how a layer of bear grease mixed with a powder of red puccoon root keeps the bugs away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Bats dive and swoop through clouds of gnats, and the insects scatter and re-form once more. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The dog was mangy; his exhausted eyes ran with a sea-green matter around which gnats and flies clustered. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z As I sat by the pond with Abby, that memory floated up and hovered over me like a swarm of gnats. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z While some of these flies are familiar, such as mosquitoes, the majority are comparatively unknown and include crane flies, fungus gnats and many types of midges. Paul Freeman obituary 2010-08-25T17:24:00Z That was such a beautiful illustration of how when we fix our mind on something, all the gnats, flies, mosquitoes, worries, doubts and impediments really get pushed aside. The Choreographer Alonzo King: No Fancy Plans, Just Dance 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z There are a few types of small flies and gnats commonly found in homes, and each of them is attracted to different things. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Next up are fungus gnats, which I have personally battled many times as a houseplant lover. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Part of me feared that I’d come up on these places’ radar as some semi-qualified gnat who kept buzzing around and wouldn’t take a hint. Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z "The people at the top are treating this as a gnat," Seitz said. Carnival cruise ships face possible ban from U.S. ports for allegedly violating probation 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z They pander, and that eagerness to please everyone and be up-to-the-minute with the latest everything gives them the appeal of a thirsty gnat. Smart Watch: Why you should watch Jennifer Garner play a total jerk in “Camping” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z When a gnat bites it itches, A Nat swings at pitches. Style Invitational Week 1296: A, we’re adorbs — a poetry contest 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Most Georgians call it the Gnat Line, because gnats aren’t fond of cooler, higher elevation weather, and you won’t find those irritating critters north of it. The Ga. towns that Sherman spared in his March to the Sea It boasts the attention span of a gnat. Cannes 2013 diary: day one 2013-05-15T10:04:54Z He actively inflicts plagues of frogs, gnats and boils upon the Egyptian people, and ultimately kills the first-born of all Egyptian families. How Christian Bale's 'Exodus' Strays from the Bible 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Howard enters, brushing away makeup and costume people as if they were gnats. Review: An Electrifying Bryan Cranston Is All the Rage in ‘Network’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z That gnat on the chervil flower may be a tiny wasp that is obligingly pollinating the bloom. A quarantine project that’s a win for you, your garden and pollinators: A bee house 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z When we see Wagner muddling up the lyrics of Bat Out Of Hell and accidentally blurting out "Like a gnat of a bell", we actually see ourselves. What can we learn from 2010's reality TV shows? 2010-12-27T11:30:00Z I speak as an impartial human, not a gnat. Nature got the dragonfly’s primitive design right – and even astronomers are taking note 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z These are stories I want to invest in, and it's irritating to have the alleged Garlin ickiness buzzing around my cranium like a gnat while I try to do that. "Never Have I Ever": Jeff Garlin becomes a problematic distraction to the show's finale run 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z This new species, smaller than any known gnat, mosquito or midge, changed all that. New to Nature No 88: Euryplatea nanaknihali 2012-10-13T23:05:52Z There are a few types of small flies and gnats commonly found in homes, and each one is attracted to different things. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The plants can attract unappetizing blights like spider mites, fungus gnats, powdery mildew and grey mold, also called bud rot. Should I grow my own weed at home? Here's what you need to know 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Democrats, judiciary officials, inquiring journalists and anti-Nixon protesters are reduced to the size of gnats — and the puzzle for Nixon insiders is to figure out why swatting at them won't make them go away. 'Watergate': Thomas Mallon's novel of Nixon's downfall 2012-02-22T22:01:06Z The summer I moved to Iowa City was so hot and wet the gnats multiplied out of control. That waitress who thinks she can write: Waiting tables and crafting a novel in the infamous MFA town 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z It's a disappointing film with an alluring sheen, more a series of gnat bites than a real sting. The Brothers Bloom 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z This formed the foundation for a subsequent explosion of research on the role of these gnats in transmission of the parasitic disease "river-blindness". Paul Freeman obituary 2010-08-25T17:24:00Z And what does Ma want, after she’s arrived late to her recording session, caused a commotion on the street and sized up the pleading music men who now swarm her like gnats? First Look: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Apple cider vinegar's sweet smell is appealing to gnats, so you can use it to make an easy trap — a literal thirst trap, if you will. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z My own fears crowded my brain like clouds of gnats. That waitress who thinks she can write: Waiting tables and crafting a novel in the infamous MFA town 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Intellectual doodles I want to swat away like gnats. When a Theater Critic Learned to Grade on a Curve 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z There were gnats clustering around one of her light fixtures inside. Knock, knock. Who’s there? (Seriously, stand back six feet and state your business.) 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Buckner suggested products containing Bti, a biological or naturally occurring bacterium found in soil that affects only the larvae of mosquitoes and other pests, such as black flies and fungus gnats, when used as directed. How to get rid of mosquitoes, and other tips for dealing with these pesky insects 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Karla: Do not be the oak that seeks to block the gnat. Work advice: The 411 on a boss who calls and e-mails 24/7 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z She took a side trip into her experiences reporting on white supremacists, likening them to the biting buffalo gnats that invaded Greenville last spring. 5 Standout Recipes From Julia Reed, an Irreverent Voice of the South 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z It’s such an important component of the show, to be in that environment, but we were literally sweating buckets and running through woods covered in gnats. Danai Gurira Was ‘Amazed’ by Sunday’s ‘The Walking Dead’ 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z It's not too hard to get rid of gnats, but the tricky part is keeping them from coming back — all it takes is one overripe apple for them to make themselves at home again. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Was the experience of drinking out of a jar worth all the beach gnat bites obtained in the process? Meet me inside — I hate eating al fresco 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Around me were nothing but Wagnerian voices, and I naturally didn’t want to sound like a gnat in comparison. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann takes on Tristan, opera’s voice killer 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The G, like the g in "gnat", is implied rather than said. Some kind of explanation: unspeakable nougat and trained cats 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z No mosquitoes, no gnats to nag us, but there was that murmur. Among the Majestic Trees in Congaree, Slipping Into Silence 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z At dusk, little children are out on bikes, swarming like zippy gnats, if zippy gnats wore helmets. An Edification Vacation 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Throngs of guests and groupies would have pushed en masse toward the doors, the chroniclers of street style running hither and yon around them like a cloud of swarming gnats. Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada Make Civil Discourse Look Lovely 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Some people also recommend sprinkling a layer of diatomaceous earth on top of soil to keep gnats away. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z There were also three dogs tied to trees who were never without three matching clouds of gnats that followed them everywhere. Picking a Spot, Any (Undiscovered) Spot, in Mexico 2010-08-18T03:00:00Z We were distracted by clouds of gnats, or were they the infamous midges of the area? We walked half of Scotland’s West Highland Way to fulfill an old hiking dream 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z But Mr. Lagree swats off these annoyances like so many gnats as he forges ahead. Sebastien Lagree’s Megaformer Machines Put the Sweat in Pilates 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z When I have a particularly bad fungus gnat infestation around my plants, I turn to sticky traps to capture the dozens of bugs flying around. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z We were atop each other in Central Park, haloed by glorious sunlight and a furious cloud of gnats. “Break” 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z These gnats are black and tinged with silver, and you'll typically see them hanging out on the soil of your plants or around the rim of planters. How to get rid of gnats, once and for all 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Like Michael Moore in “Roger and Me,” Mr. Baxter is a persistent gnat who hovers around Mr. Trump and his entourage, camera in hand, and refuses to be brushed off. Movie Review: ‘You’ve Been Trumped,’ an Unflattering Documentary 2012-08-02T14:29:16Z Last year, he came within a gnat's whisker of picking up the Edinburgh comedy award with an envelope-pushing show that cemented his status as one of the most exciting performers to emerge in recent years. This week's new comedy 2012-08-10T23:05:32Z JEROME, Idaho — The gnats are back, swarming near my face. The stories of people who make pilgrimages to a World War II Japanese American incarceration camp 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z “That was one of the most impressive plays I’ve ever seen a player make,” Saban said, comparing it to a cow flicking off a gnat. No. 11 Alabama holds off Arkansas comeback, wins 24-21 to stay perfect in SEC 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z THE FACTS: While concertgoers were swarmed by flying insects at one point during an African American music festival last month, concert goers said they were not bitten by mosquitoes but gnats. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z These new neighbors, commonly gnats or house flies, are a predictable result of letting food rot in the container, said Gerry Villalobos, environmental specialist for the city of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation. Food scraps attract bugs. How to keep your waste bin safe to open 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z But for every offhand, on-the-street reference to a Biblical-style plague, be it a swarm of locusts or gnats or hail and thunder, there is a scientist. First the Smoke. Then the Bugs. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z A few minutes after the Mercury won the tip, Griner ran down the floor and erased a shot from a Sparks player off the glass like a giant shooing a gnat. Tynes: Brittney Griner is still fighting to complete her comeback 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Isn’t this what the Bible calls straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel? Trump indictment affirms an essential principle of justice | John M. Crisp 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Concert attendees described the bugs as gnats, which are small flying insects that tend to travel en masse. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In “The Animals In That Country,” her debut, McKay makes a daunting suggestion: What if the animals around us — every one, from the smallest gnat to the most gargantuan of whales — could talk back? 5 New(ish) Australasian Books for Your Reading List 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z That’s in addition to the rats, gnats and ants the tree attracted to their building. A battle to save Beverly Hills' shady ficus trees is underway 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Can you help me figure out next steps in fighting these gnats? What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Back to Biblical terms: Misrepresenting hush money to cover up an affair is a gnat; attempting to reverse a legitimate American election is a camel. Trump indictment affirms an essential principle of justice | John M. Crisp 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Beige Ojai, a Maryland resident who shared a video of the swarm on TikTok, told the AP that the gnats filled her hair and covered her arms but didn’t leave any bites. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Counting wild animals — on land and at sea, from gnats to whales — is no small feat. Researchers Reported a Staggering Decline in Wildlife. Here’s How to Understand It. 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z He shot back writing: “Do you think that I should answer such gnats and flies?” Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The life cycle of the fungus gnat is 18 days from egg to egg. What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z But if we ignore the gnat, we’re more likely to swallow the camel. Trump indictment affirms an essential principle of justice | John M. Crisp 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z “They were completely stuck onto my sisters’ eyelashes— her eyelashes were filled with gnats! NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z As we sit on the patio in front of Amsterdam on a warm afternoon in September, Arianne picks gnats from her coffee and tries to put the couple’s working relationship into perspective for me. Perspective | Amsterdam Falafelshop and the art of moving on after a broken heart 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Another passage concerning gnats and rats and cats goes Seuss-Ian fast. Review | A half-century later, Bernstein’s ‘Mass’ shines anew at Kennedy Center 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The gnat does not attack the plant, its larvae feed on the feeder roots of the tree. What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Enormous clouds of gnats and mosquitos swarmed about their heads as they made their way up the Missouri River. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Michael Raupp, an entomologist at the University of Maryland, suggested they could be “eye gnats,” which are attracted to the face and eyes. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Trolls have the attention span of a gnat. Opinion | Being trolled online? Here’s the best solution: Walk away. 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z One detainee showed investigators gnats living in the sink drain in his room. Bug infestations, moldy ceilings, botched medical care found at ICE detention facility 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Use sticky yellow traps in the pot to reduce the gnat population. What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The air is heavy and hot, and the gnats are worse than they were a year ago. Austin Reaves: His rise from Arkansas farm to Lakers fame 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Those gnats breed in lawns like the grassy field at Druid Hill Park where the Juneteenth celebration took place. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z For the leadership cabal, it seems there is no shortage of gnats. Op-Ed: The Southern Baptists are having a come-to-Jesus moment 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “It’s inconceivable major illegal gun dealers are elusive and figuratively Teflon-coated, in a country that has GPS which can track a gnat and satellites capable of listening to someone’s whisper from outer space,” she wrote. Katherine Massey, Buffalo Shooting Victim, Wrote to Newspapers Calling for Gun Control 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z It kills the larvae but must be continued until there is no more sign of the gnats and then an additional 18 days. What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Autumn appears to be deliberately written, so it feels like even we, the audience, are in a closed room with a gnat. Amazon’s Outer Range brings the weird fiction mindset to Westerns 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z “I feel like my playing style is just being a gnat to the ball. Whenever the ball is in the air, it’s mine, nobody else’s. Just being a ballhawk.” Champion LA Rams restock secondary with Hill, 4 DBs in draft 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z When Jesus became exasperated with the religious leaders of his day, he called them “blind guides” who “strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.” Op-Ed: The Southern Baptists are having a come-to-Jesus moment 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z It's disturbingly similar to the language of Putin and his official mouthpieces in describing Ukrainians and Russian dissenters as "scum" and "traitors," likening them to gnats that must be spat out of one's mouth. Rick Scott's loony-tunes 11-point plan: Classic GOP projection, and a roadmap to theocracy 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Meyer lemons are fairly cold-tolerant, so for future reference, it can stay outdoors until temps approach the freezing point and that will help kill the gnats before bringing it in. What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Dissenters and doubters have been branded as scum and gnats, worthy only to be spat out. Analysis: War, economy could weaken Putin’s place as leader 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z True Russians, he said, would “spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths” and so achieve “a necessary self-purification of society.” The making of Vladimir Putin 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Earlier this week, Putin likened domestic opponents of the war to “gnats” who try to weaken Russia at the behest of the West. Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Putin, in his comments to government ministers on Wednesday, said Russians would spit out traitors "like gnats", and society would be the better for it. Putin's warning to 'traitors' sends chilling message 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Russians “will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and will simply spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths,” he said. Russian attacks batter Ukraine as Putin warns of ‘traitors’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z To avoid fungus gnats, get the best-quality soil you can find. How to deal with bugs, mites and other common houseplant pests 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The cloud of lady beetles flying in the air was far thicker than any cloud of mosquitoes or gnats I’ve ever seen. Asian lady beetles are swarming the Mid-Atlantic thanks to warm fall weather 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “This system keeps it evenly moist instead — which fungus gnats like.” Houseplants to help you get through winter 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Haugen essentially shrugged off this concern, equating the digression with a gnat trying to distract from the elephant in the room. Perspective | The whistleblower came to advocate for humans over algorithms 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z In the words of Christ, "You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!" Evangelical theology is what made the Texas abortion outrage possible 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Yellow sticky traps, available from garden supply stores, help catch adult gnats; put them on top of the soil or in places where the gnats fly. How to deal with bugs, mites and other common houseplant pests 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The vacationers who typically populate Tahoe each summer had long since abandoned recreation plans, while swarms of gnats and flies swooped down from the fire’s edge, suggesting that even the bugs were leaving town. As Caldor fire closes in on Lake Tahoe, crews scramble to prevent worst-case scenario 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z So I turned to the experts, who taught me how to eradicate a fungus gnat infestation. The ultimate guide to plant and garden care from 20 of our favorite Plant PPL 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Chess, as someone once said, is a sea in which a gnat may sip and an elephant may bathe. For a weekly chess columnist, an embarrassment of riches 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z I took them down to get a look at the soil and was met with a face full of fungus gnats. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The presence of fungus gnats also might mean a plant is getting too much water, Natoli said. How to deal with bugs, mites and other common houseplant pests 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The town sits among the “pine trees, peanut fields, magnolias, and gnats,” according to its website. Luminaries and regular folks help the Carters celebrate a big milestone in their small town 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Don’t get discouraged if your plants get fungus gnats; they are extremely common and happen to the best of us. They turn dirty old basketballs into the dopest planters. One even honors Kobe 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z From the way that they're powered to their sheer mass, comparing the two is like comparing an eagle to a gnat in terms of scale. After Ingenuity's success, NASA looks to Saturn's moon for its next rotorcraft flight 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Some wilted and died as the gnat larvae chewed up their roots. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z In the novel, they put it as: “How can a gnat assassinate an elephant?” The Turner Diaries didn’t just inspire the Capitol attack. It warns us what might be next. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z In it, the main protagonist, Wayne Szalinski, is a nerdy scientist-slash-home-gadget-inventor who develops a shrink ray in his attic that accidentally shrinks his kids and two neighbor kids down to the size of gnats. Ring’s Mailbox Sensor tells you when the mail has arrived 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z It's that in capitalism, in liberal society, in many personal relationships, they feel used like tools, or ignored, or made to feel small, like gnats. American madhouse at a turning point: Is our nation finally ready to rejoin reality? 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z At dusk, he’d step out to watch the bats feast on the mosquitos and gnats. Along California's ring of fire, residents face decades of danger, destruction 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z It made a noticeable dent in the gnat population after just one application. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The swarm of insects — sometimes gnats, sometimes wasps or flying ants — arrived early in this year of nightmares. What We Dream When We Dream About Covid-19 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Yeah, they finally did flick aside that gnat. Perspective | The Texas puzzle has gone beyond baffling 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z “We were like a gnat flying around the AFL-CIO.” Crusader of ‘right to work’ laws a strong supporter of unions 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z She opened a bag full of camouflage-patterned net hats, designed to keep recently pesky gnats away, and dispersed them to her compatriots. Group of Black women farmers target agricultural disparities 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Greenhouses are humid and full of plants that get watered frequently, he said, and thus are a somewhat intractable scene of fungus gnat issues. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z A decade ago, Navalny was like an annoying gnat buzzing at Russian President Vladimir Putin. Alexei Navalny was once a mere annoyance to the Kremlin. His poisoning shows how much that has changed. 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Trump remains utterly undisciplined as a campaigner, dallying with wacko online groups and chomping at whatever other gnats fly by. No buyer’s remorse for Democrats 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z At one point, Scantlebury said, the “whole building was filled with gnats.” ‘Like Armageddon’: Rotting food, dead animals and chaos at postal facilities amid cutbacks 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z There are species of gnat and fly that routinely make their homes within magic mushrooms. A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z But unless you really, really soak the top 3 inches of the soil, it won’t kill all the fungus gnat larvae. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z So, instead of focusing federal law enforcement on broad schemes affecting vast numbers of people, it looks for gnats. Trump & Co. find another way to oppress minorities 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Groundskeepers tried using bug sprays and torches, but the gnats wouldn’t budge. This Date in Baseball 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z So much for weighted nymphs and artificial gnats. The Trout Were Socially Distant, but Not the Family Memories 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z “It’s trying to kill a gnat with a sledgehammer,” he said. AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z At one point there was a fungus gnat corpse in every single one of their sticky little mouths. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z It says the flies, also known as “buffalo gnats,” will try to crawl into people’s ears, noses and eyes. Flies that crawl into people’s noses, ears infest Louisiana 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z "President of the United States to media gnat: 'Enough.' Life is beautiful," actor James Woods reacted. Trump sparks wild reactions with video defending coronavirus response; CNN calls it 'propaganda session' 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Joe Creech, whose business is located south of DAK Americas, said that when plastic food container are stacked outside that business they “draw unbelievable infestations of gnats, flies, rats” and other pests. Plastics recycling project’s OK delayed by pest complaints 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z Fireflies are not the only luminous insects: three other beetle families have luminescent members, as do fungus gnats. Why the lights are going out for fireflies 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z She said the gnats don’t like those scents, so they act as a deterrent. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The two male fungus gnats were caught along with tens of thousands of insects in a special trap in 2018. New species of flies found in Highlands forest 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z That’s not to say Gautier doesn’t enjoy the region’s charms: the scenic beauty and the mild weather, not to mention the lack of gnats, mosquitoes and poisonous snakes. In debates about the ‘Seattle Freeze,’ a common refrain: If you think we’re chilly, the problem is you 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “It’s a gnat on the back of a water buffalo type of thing,” he said. EXCLUSIVE: New Freedom Caucus chairman says members willing to buck Trump 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z “You could have knocked me over with a gnat’s wing,” wrote Joshua Stanton, a Washington lawyer and author of the long-running Free Korea blog. Inside the bizarre, bungled raid on North Korea's Madrid embassy 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Mosquito bits are little pellets that contain a bacteria that’s toxic to fungus gnat and mosquito larvae. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Fungus gnats are a large group of tiny flies whose larvae feed on mushrooms and fungi. New species of flies found in Highlands forest 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The Mankato Free Press reports that gnats cause weight loss and stress for any animal with their bites and by gathering around eyes and in airways. Gnat invasion presents threat to chickens, large livestock 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z During a radio interview, he referred to his challengers as “annoying gnats.” The Latest: Philadelphia mayor fends off 2 in primary 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z In a radio interview, he called his challengers “annoying gnats.” Philadelphia mayor seeks 2nd term, touting soda tax benefits 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Once the hydrogen peroxide is done fizzing, your plant is now a very fertile target for more gnats. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Richards proudly notes that she has been called both a gnat and a fly in the postseason. N.C.A.A. Women’s Final: How Baylor Intends to Stop Notre Dame 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Opinions, informed and otherwise, buzz about like gnats. In an uncertain era, expressing certainty is a potent weapon 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Although the company identified fungus gnats, ants, flies, centipedes and other insects, “no fleas were found during our inspections or noted on any of our monitoring stations,” the report said. No fleas found amid L.A. City Hall rat infestation, inspection finds 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Brewer was a gnat for the first 24 minutes, following Harden wherever he went. Embiid leads 76ers to 121-93 rout of Harden, Rockets 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z I asked why fungus gnats exist at all. How to really, truly, finally get rid of fungus gnats for good: We asked the pros 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z With birds and gnats and large white butterflies . Maintaining a competitive hedge 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z “If you live in south Georgia, you got gnats,” President Jimmy Carter’s press secretary Jody Powell once said. Lester Kinsolving, Episcopal priest and pesky White House questioner, dies at 90 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z “Nations, cultures, arts, civilization — these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat,” he continued. Opinion | A week to push back against America’s steady creep toward cruelty 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Almost to prove this, he flicks a giant hand through the air mid-thought, catching and squashing a gnat in his palm while finishing his sentence. Adrian Peterson lives by an east Texas code: ‘Initiate the force of the attack’ 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The virus is transmitted between deer by biting midges, or gnats. Gnat-borne disease turns up in Minnesota deer for 1st time 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Furthermore, he has the memory of a gnat that has recently stunned itself by flying into a windshield. Opinion | I am the real Resistance, the Resistance within the Trump administration 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Chess, the saying goes, is a sea where a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe. U.S. juniors, seniors shine in chess battles 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z “The collections of names have been very unpromising so far this Tour. Today, however - the Grellier-Minnaard procedure is used to determine the concentration of gnats’ urine in beer.” Tour de France 2018: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage eight in sprint – live! 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z While we buzz about its surface like 7 billion gnats, Earth moves to its own rhythm, takes its own sweet time. Opinion | Kilauea sets eternity before our very eyes 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Finally, after years of the stench of sexual misconduct following him around like a swarm of gnats, Kelly may have reached his tipping point. Spotify sidelines R Kelly. The Academy expels Bill Cosby. Who’s next? 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The cowboys "wiped dryer sheets on their faces, because it was the best thing they'd found for fending off the swarms of gnats that came from nowhere on hot, breezeless days." True grit in the modern American West: 'The Last Cowboys' by John Branch 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The truth is, the Flyers are nothing to the Penguins but a pesky gnat easily swatted away and quickly forgotten. Empty Cup: Flyers’ title drought goes on with Game 6 loss 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The gnats’ urine pairing are currently just under four minutes clear of the pack. Tour de France 2018: Dylan Groenewegen wins stage eight in sprint – live! 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z He says this year’s eruption of gnats is much worse than usual. Arkansas counties struggle with gnat infestation 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z And its “Seymour” is the worm larva of Xenoplatyura beaveri, a species of fungus gnat that develops inside the plant’s mouth. The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z A fungus gnat is a tiny and, should your houseplants be infested with any, extremely irritating insect. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z There are in fact thousands of distinct bee species flying around us all the time — small as gnats or larger than horseflies, fuzzed in hair as orange as Cheddar or armored in metallic green. Letter of Recommendation: iNaturalist 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Summerville, 37, kept a census of invading insects: gnats, flies, spiders, ants, grasshoppers, “little teeny black bugs,” she laughed. Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable To Neglect Than Fix 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Summerville kept a census of invading insects: gnats, flies, spiders, ants, grasshoppers, “little teeny black bugs,” she laughs. Hospitals find asthma hot spots more profitable to neglect than fix 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z This scenario is every hunter’s nightmare in the Wyoming wild where bears are common and believe every food source belongs to them, especially in fall, and sometimes treat humans as gnats to get at it. Wyoming man still recovering after recent bear attack 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Over the 30 hours the scientists spent scrutinizing their flowers, five fungus gnats landed, crawled through the gap between the stigma and the petals, and emerged looking bewildered but covered in pollen. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Drain flies, or sewer gnats, are actually cleaning up human mess. Trillions of Flies Can’t All Be Bad 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z There is no live action anymore and most has been pre-taped because so many people have the attention spans of a gnat and want to see just the good stuff. No Russian Anthem at Olympics? I.O.C. Weighing Possible Penalties 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z There are prey animals, like scuttle flies, fungus gnats and book lice, which feed on sloughed-off skin and dusty detritus that collects in corners and under furniture. Your house is a gigantic bug habitat, and there’s nothing you can do about it 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z But that utopia exists only in their minds and is easily refuted by those pesky gnats known as facts. New York Times editor admits paper is very, very (very) biased 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Interestingly, fungus gnats were not the flowers' only visitors. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z She is really interested in the countless other fly species, from the Antarctic to the Arctic, from predators that kill dragonflies on the wing to the tiny fungus gnats. Trillions of Flies Can’t All Be Bad 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The liquefied waste mist drifts on to her property, and “dead boxes” filled with rotting hogs sit near her family’s cemetery, attracting buzzards, gnats and swarms of large black flies. A million tons of feces and an unbearable stench: life near industrial pig farms 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The Philadelphia police department and other agencies in the suburbs were kept busy with calls reporting swarms of gnats which, experts say, are actually flying ants. Swarms of gnats _ flying ants, actually _ seen around Philly 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Today, anti-counterfeiting officials say fighting fakes is akin to swatting at a growing swarm of gnats. Counterfeit Yeezys and the booming sneaker black market 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z These parasitoids attack the larvae of fungus gnats, infesting them with their own parasitic offspring. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The viral disease is transmitted to deer through the bite of a midge or gnat. Online reporting to help track spread of deer disease 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Officials say Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is transmitted to deer through bites from a midge or gnat. Deer disease reported in several eastern Kentucky counties 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The consumer-product company, already known for Tide laundry detergent, Mr. Clean disinfectant and Swiffer mops, in April introduced Zevo, an indoor trap for winged insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and moths. Bugs, the New Frontier in Housecleaning 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z All they found was a swarm of gnats. Swarm of gnats causes fire scare at landmark Hamburg church 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Unlike the fungus gnats, however, they at least sometimes find a decent meal inside. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The apartments, dubbed “mosquito-size units” or “gnat flats” in Chinese, are drawing online ridicule and underscore worries over the Asian financial hub’s overheated real estate market and widening inequality. Hong Kong’s mini apartments boom as property prices soar 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for the fishermen and the resort dwellers on its shores, its waters have long provided an ideal habitat for a small gnat, Chaoborus astictopus. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But his response makes the protesters seem like bothersome gnats that can easily be swatted away. Perspective | A Virginia politician calls for hate to leave his hometown. Easier said than done. 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Real or imagined, Millsap has treated Morris like a gnat the past two games. Perspective | Time for Wizards’ Markieff Morris to speak with his play, not with his mouth 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z But of the five flowers visited by fungus gnats, two set fruit. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z “This” not being the authoritarian in the White House who dismisses basic constitutional principles as if they were annoying gnats, but “this” — an electorate that looks past the disrespect shown toward democratic ideals. Opinion | We’re teaching our students not to care about democracy 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Although the gnat is closely related to mosquitoes, it is not a bloodsucker; indeed, it probably does not feed at all as an adult. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Those things that look like giant mosquitoes and tiny black gnats invading your house are an unfortunate side effect of the end of the drought. All that rain means L.A. is being swarmed by bugs 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Speaking in the House of Commons Boris Johnson denied the allegation would undermine the relationship between the UK and US intelligence agencies, likening the impact to that "of a gnat against a rhinoceros". Boris Johnson likens GCHQ spy claims 'to gnat on rhino' - BBC News 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The goods are odd and the odds aren’t good, but they get much better when a fungus gnat gets involved. Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The detail was so ridiculous that even gnats were flying around the heated lamps. Zadzooks: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands review (Xbox One) 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The destruction of the gnats was then thought to be virtually complete. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Though fruit flies and gnats aren’t closely related scientifically — flies are of the family Drosophilidae, gnats are Sciaridae — both are small, winged, black and irritating to find flying around your house. All that rain means L.A. is being swarmed by bugs 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The generation with the attention span of a gnat, who got a trophy for putting their shoes on the correct feet? Backtalk: Praising Kelsey Plum, blasting baseball’s move for millennials 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z "Subterranean flowers of Aspidistra elatior are mainly pollinated by not terrestrial amphipods but fungus gnats." Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z As the lake of syrup slowly dispersed, victims were left like gnats in amber, awaiting their cold, grisly death. Study reveals why so many met a sticky end in Boston's Great Molasses Flood 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z They were like gnats that packed a painful bite, buzzing continually wherever Clinton went. Election rigging 101: Donald Trump’s crash course in hijacking democracy 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Both crane flies and fungus gnats are seasonal “nuisance insects,” according to Sun: They don’t spread diseases, and as we move closer to summer, you should be seeing a lot less of them. All that rain means L.A. is being swarmed by bugs 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The lawsuit continues: “In St Charles County Jail the drains in the showers were filled with gnats. “ Lawsuit alleges Missouri authorities jailed woman for being 'too poor to pay' 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The rainforest hummed and creaked in the gentle, balmy breeze as gnats and birds flitted among the murky, damp undergrowth. Lava-hunting in trainers - BBC News 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s easy to assume that getting lost is a gnat to be twitched off our collective hide: that the prospect of liberation from disorientation is cause for celebration. This Columbus Day, let’s lose the phones and celebrate getting lost 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z “We all agree that Yahoo Messenger was the natural habitat/For traders to discuss whether the market was volatile or flat…/Now Yahoo thinks they are the windshield and we are the gnat.” Why Oil Traders Are Writing Love Poems to Yahoo 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The little black bugs that look like fruit flies are most likely fungus gnats, Sun said. All that rain means L.A. is being swarmed by bugs 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z When Ms Bolden was given the opportunity to shower, the countless gnats would fly around and upon her for the duration of the shower.” Lawsuit alleges Missouri authorities jailed woman for being 'too poor to pay' 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “The problem is that kids these days, you sit them down and start being a raconteur, and their eyes glaze over because their attention spans are that of a gnat,” he said. Five Illuminating Takeaways From Your Family Money Letters 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The air is hot and steamy, filled with noise, gnats, and drain flies. In a Brooklyn aquaponic farm, basil grown with tilapia is the future 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z But Madison’s response was like hitting a gnat with a sledgehammer. One city’s solution to drinking water contamination? Get rid of every lead pipe. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Basically, it’s bloody confusing – especially when you’re pregnant, that everyone suddenly starts measuring time in weeks, and you have the concentration span of a gnat. Joy, fear and hating the word ‘bump’: nine things I learned about pregnancy 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z “Then we discovered that gnats loved it, too,” she said. China’s Homegrown High-Fashion Designer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “He was like a little gnat biting this guy’s ankle, but he wouldn’t let go,” Hill recalled. From Sierra Leone to the mat, this trio of George Mason wrestlers is tied together 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Adams, a gnat dressed in green, tormented USC last week in Eugene with a performance that was a combination of Russell Wilson and Harry Houdini. Josh Rosen is good, and USC's defenders were happy to see him 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z They don’t like tomatoes but adore bananas and village cricket grounds are amongst their favourite preying areas - open spaces ringed by trees + sweaty humans = gnat happiness. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "What they were doing for the previous three months is anybody's guess. Probably picking gnats out of each other's hair like monkeys." Cancelled concerts: Seven strange excuses - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z By having a raised first floor seating area, residents could enjoy a breeze - and escape gnats and other insects which rarely fly more than 15ft off the ground. Palladio: The architect who inspired our love of columns - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z “We were just kind of a gnat caught between these two Mack trucks colliding,” Goulding said. Alcohol Distributors Ply Statehouses to Keep Profits Flowing 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Mr. Boehner dismissed Mr. Meadows’s measure like so many gnats at the beach. House and Senate, Near Recess, Put Battles Off Until Later 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Anyway, he cuts Masood in half, missing both inside edge and off stump by a gnat’s toenail width. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z In general, your body will digest arthropods, which include arachnids like spiders, mites and ticks, and insects such as gnats, flies, mosquitoes, fleas and bedbugs, “just like any other food,” she says. Should You Worry if You Accidentally Swallow an Insect? 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z A unit that housed those with medical or mental health problems was said to be overrun with mice, cockroaches, gnats, and spiders. Baltimore jail's appalling conditions may explain seven deaths, lawsuit says 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z New second baseman Johnny Giavotella is a feisty, productive little gnat in the field and the batting order. Angels finally create some buzz 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z “They used a howitzer to kill a gnat,” wrote Tulsa County, Oklahoma, in objecting to a $368,827 fee request in January. As U.S. gay-marriage battle looms, attorneys fight over fees 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Anyway, he cuts Masood in half, missing both inside edge and off stump by a gnat’s toenail width. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “It was that nagging little gnat that never left,” the 33-year-old said. Drew Storen enters 2015 as unquestioned closer for Nationals 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z “I wanted to be a gnat,” Carroll said. On Nique’s night, Hawks pull away in 4th to beat Cavs 106-97 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z "I wanted to be a gnat," Carroll said. On Nique's night, Hawks pull away in 4th to beat Cavs 106-97 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z This shows up for me most often in their interpretations of defensive pass interference, in which, to quote the biblical phrase, they strain gnat and swallow a camel. Aaron Rodgers, Playing Hurt, Helps Packers Top Cowboys 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z They don’t like tomatoes but adore bananas and village cricket grounds are amongst their favourite preying areas - open spaces ringed by trees + sweaty humans = gnat happiness. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Still, Virgin America remains a gnat in an industry dominated by giant players. Virgin America shares soar on first day of trading 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z And to Bradlee, who had the attention span of a gnat, this was three-quarters of eternity. Postscript: Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014) 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Four birdies and an eagle put him 5-up after six holes and made Fowler look as helpless as a gnat in a hurricane. Column: McIlroy pulls away from Woods at Ryder Cup 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Standing a free man in fresh air for the first time in his adult life, Mr. McCollum swatted away gnats as he faced a phalanx of television cameras. Death Penalty Overturned, North Carolina Man Is Released From Prison 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z In an era of information overload and content that is largely consumed from the screens of mobile devices, audiences are rapidly developing the attention span of a gnat. Why Introverts Are The New Power Players In The Digital Age 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Still, even when Williams built her lead to 5-0 in the third set, the gnat remained a pest. Venus Williams (age 34) and Kimiko Date-Krumm (44) refresh U.S. Open 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Pinned to the vest was the note: “Jim, it’s not the guns that’ll get you in this job; it’s the gnats and the ants,” meaning the White House press corps. James S. Brady, Reagan’s press secretary and survivor of 1981 shooting, dies at 73 Or you’re hopelessly lazy and have the attention span of a gnat. 10 Networking Tips That Will Make You a Success 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The recent rains and flooding have left parts of the state awash in high, running water - ideal breeding conditions for the bugs also known as biting gnats or buffalo gnats. Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. de Groot won a complete victory, and even that didn’t amount to a gnat bite on E*Trade’s balance sheet. The Haggler: In a Stock Trade, It’s Man vs. Machine 2014-04-26T14:32:23Z Date-Krumm won the first set, and it was clearly the proverbial giant trying to swat the gnat. Venus Williams (age 34) and Kimiko Date-Krumm (44) refresh U.S. Open 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z “They will, in essence, be kind of gnats.” Smaller Carriers and the Flawed Deal to Make an Airline Giant 2013-11-13T11:04:21Z Grasshoppers, gnats and armyworms attract rodents which in turn attract raptors. 10 ways to prevent plane bird strikes 2013-11-06T01:03:09Z There is no debating Suh stretches the rules but few make issues of linemen diving at his knees regularly, something he described as "gnats that are in the air" and "part of the game." Lions' Suh growing up, and he's better than ever 2013-09-25T05:00:00Z “This is their way of swatting down a gnat,” says McMillan, who runs a solo law firm focusing on bankruptcies. Yelp's Newest Weapon Against Fake Reviews: Lawsuits 2013-09-09T10:01:01Z He had been eaten alive by the relentless biting gnats, he was tired and thirsty. My mother the Amazonian tribeswoman 2013-08-29T00:42:53Z He would stay in place, like a gnat trapped in tree sap. The Science of the Great Molasses Flood 2013-08-10T16:15:00.790Z A new study reveals that unlike rainforest glowworms, these cave-dwelling larvae of fungus gnats synchronize their glowing patterns so the colony shines brightest during the day. ScienceShot: How Glowworms Maximize Their Glow 2013-07-02T21:00:51Z In the first two games, the Caps took 68 shots; pucks buzzed around Lundqvist like gnats at a picnic. Capitals don’t bring enough vs. desperate Rangers in Game 3 of NHL playoff series 2013-05-07T03:31:33Z Good.Incessant drumming in public is very annoying, as are bagpipers, loud motorbikes and gnat mopeds. 'Queen' Helen Mirren scolds drummers 2013-05-06T20:43:16Z We are picking at gnats and straining at flies. House Republicans fault FDA on meningitis outbreak 2013-04-16T19:15:29Z You can almost hear the whirring of all the Xs, Os, arrows and bent-Ts inside their helmets, like so many gnats they would love to have swatted away with one good hit. The Hard Life of an N.F.L. Long Shot 2012-11-21T21:55:22Z Hate to be a contrarian, but the Pac-12, supposedly just a gnat in the way of the SEC's domination, holds a 12-11 advantage over its more celebrated counterpart during that span. SEC shadow looms over the Pac-12, and every other football conference 2012-09-04T03:43:04Z But Sale surprised Martin with an 82-m.p.h. changeup, and Martin’s bat sliced through the strike zone, hitting nothing but the gnats swirling in the warm night air. Slump for Russell Martin Can’t Get in the Way 2012-08-25T02:05:55Z Ostensibly, this is an attempt to stop relisting bandits from abusing the site, but many see it as using a sledgehammer to smash a gnat. Pandora's Inbox: Crimes Against The Future 2012-08-09T21:58:32Z Mosquitoes, flies and gnats will not only be annoying but will cause bodily harm.” With Warming, Peril Underlies Road to Alaska 2012-07-23T19:54:53Z Health myths buzz around summer pastimes such as swimming, camping, hiking and picnicking like so many gnats. Summer myths, such as one shouldn’t swim for 30 minutes after eating, are bunk 2012-06-18T19:45:17Z It’s a fungus gnat larva — predatory, and, if the going gets rough, cannabalistic. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z Economists sometimes strain at gnats while swallowing camels. What?s driving inequality? 2012-04-23T09:58:00Z Useless ads I use Google Gmail and I noticed a long time ago, and from time to time, that there are these gnats on the right side of the page, in the right column. Facebook IPO: Buy Early And Buy As Much As You Can 2012-05-17T13:46:19Z In the meantime they fished, speaking little, noting whether it was the gnat or the cochybondhu that killed, casting so lightly that the boat scarcely rocked. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z These are maroon and cup-shaped to attract gnats and other flies. City Room: Spring Time: An Ecological Dance in the Forest 2012-04-19T20:32:53Z "I admit that that seems straining at a gnat." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Ants, bees and wasps of many species, and flies and gnats abound, particularly during the summer rainy season, and at all elevations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The males of these insects are minute and, as a rule, two-winged, resembling small gnats, and may be bred from the male scales. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z The atmosphere, however, was exceedingly close and humid, and the air was alive with myriads of mosquitoes and gnats. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair, Any annoyance in that precious sense. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Half the people seem to be straining at gnats and swallowing camels. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z O blind guides, which being of an awkward religion, do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z We are far too much over-ridden by a paternal Government, which has grown so blind and senile that it swallows camels while it is straining after a gnat. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Though a mere gnat, it sat on the very eyelash of society and seemed a monster. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Watch that little gnat buzzing there in the air. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z One catches only glimpses, now and again, of fleeting, crouching figures, running from rock to rock, from cover to cover, appearing and disappearing like gnats in the light of the sun. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Think you My spur could not have crushed the spider's web Which he had made to catch a gnat? The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The garden was quite full of pinks Whose smell came blowing in Through windows open very wide Where gnats would dance and spin. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z We do not wish to be hypercritical, nor to strain at gnats. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z A flying dragon swoops by and there is no gnat there any longer. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z There were so many recipes in the English Compleat Chirurgeon, and similar medical books, that you would fancy venomous spiders were as thick as gnats in England. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z It may also be used beneficially in preventing the attacks of insects, such as the onion gnat and turnip fly, by dusting the plants or dressing the ground with it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z In a distant glade the soldiers and young Bareshanks played at cards; the horses, tethered near, snorted in their feed-bags, and whisked their tails at the gnats and forest flies. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The fly he blows the shrill trompette, The gnat the softer clarionette; The grasshopper, a fiddler he— The drummer is the bumble bee.— Buzz a Buzz or The Bees 2012-02-18T03:00:15.753Z The Chancellor gave his word as to that, adding at the same time that the man is a fool who strains at gnats. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z How comes he to strain at the gnat of formality in the old-fashioned garden, yet readily swallow the camel at Stowe? Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z She could not understand that a petty theft would make her less indispensable, or that I would strain at a gnat after swallowing so many camels. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Its surface was a mirror without a flaw, save where a solitary wild-duck floated, trailing a rippled wake, or steered hither and thither, craning its green neck after water-flies and gnats. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It lives in immense colonies, and its swarms have been compared with those of gnats, while the branches they infest sometimes break down with their great weight. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Indeed, since I had entered the room, they had buzzed about me importunate as a cloud of gnats; for Larke had never been sparing of his homilies upon my incapacity. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z They instantly gave chase to the vessel that quietly awaited their approach, as astonished at the attack as a swallow would be if it were pursued by a gnat. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z And Stoglin drove with a chance to tie it at 32, but James batted down the shot like an irksome gnat. Maryland vs. Florida State: Seminoles outmuscle Terps in 84-70 victory 2012-01-18T04:26:00Z Amongst these retarding influences lay the half-religious scruple about the propriety of payment—men as usual swallowing the camel first and straining at the gnat afterwards. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z This young man had got himself into trouble, so that the condemnations of the righteous pursued him like clouds of gnats on a summer evening. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z So, too, in the moral order, all those aspects of human life which sway our deepest emotions are but “a murmur of gnats in the gloom,” if regard be had to our comparative insignificance. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z If you try to snip at his legs, you are like a gnat to him.'' Baylor's defense prepping for the Huskies 2011-12-27T22:26:04Z When a gnat or mosquito sucks blood, all phases of the parasite in the peripheral circulation at that point may succeed in passing into the insect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The ordinary 150 pound mortal edging his way through the corridors and under the vast shadows of these overwhelming uplifts of masonry feels about as large and as important as a gnat. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z He was no more a part of the company he kept than a gnat on an ox or a flea caught up in the ermine of a king. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z What but a murmur of gnats in the gloom, or a moment’s anger of bees in their hive? Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z So we pass as a cloud of gnats, where I want to live and be thought of, if only by myself, as a distinguishable entity. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z If this occurs all trophic and schizogonic phases are forthwith digested, and the survival of the sexual phases depends entirely upon whether the insect is a gnat or mosquito. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The gnats’ bites were hard to put up with, but Chisholm comforted him by bidding him “just wait until he went to India and had a touch of the jungle bugs.” Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Never again would the flowerets, pale stars with drops of honey in each centre, attract the summer gnats, nor diffuse their mignonette-like perfume far over the fields, even to La Fromenti�re. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z What is it that is always troubling us? what is the gnat that will not let us sleep? Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z The pupæ of the gnats, on the contrary, have the limbs distinct and enclosed in sheaths. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z We succeeded, however; and presently, across the throat of the upper "run," extended the cast of stone-fly, black gnat, and orange-red spider—possibly the first that ever swept the stream. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Small gnats and bees visit to collect the only nectar and pollen available this time of year. City Room: Autumn Unfolds: In Native Witch Hazel, a Stunning Endnote 2011-11-25T15:09:51Z Dr. Farrar strains at gnats and swallows camels, and prides himself on his discrimination. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z It was a lovely moonshiny summer night, and some of the windows stood open, letting in the fragrance of jessamine and tobacco, and a quantity of tiny moths and gnats. A Mere Chance, Vol. 3 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.990Z Sometimes as many as fifteen parasites occurred in one gnat, but as a rule only one of these attained maturity. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Here, too, the stray Swallow would be found; but in dark stormy weather the gnats and the Swallow would stay at home, and the ornithologist would have little temptation to do otherwise. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young gnats and dragon-flies have crept up the bushes for their great change, and from there have flown away, when this was over, to earn their living like the rest of the world. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z It is absurd to strain at gnats after swallowing camels. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z The bears and moles get up; the flies and bees awaken; the gnats are hatched, and the fish come out from their eggs, when it is warm. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Nicolas Wagner has shown in the case of a small gnat, allied to Cecidomyia, that even now, in some instances, the vermiform larvæ possess the power of reproduction. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z A few occasionally remain with us all the year, feeding on winter gnats and the pupæ of small insects, but remaining wholly silent. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z One day they are to grow into gnats or mosquitoes or dragon-flies, but they are not thinking about that just now, all their thoughts are on their meals. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z The simplest automatic reflex actions are at the root of these attractions and repulsions, exactly the same as with the daphniæ, wood-lice and gnats. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Yet he did not desire the return of summer, for the only thing he remembered about that season was that it was a time when the gnats stung very severely. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The distinctive term has no zoological significance, but in England the “mosquito” has commonly been distinguished from the “gnat” as a variety of larger size and more poisonous bite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Occasionally he would flutter against the windows, and give his attention to the spiders and gnats which nestled in the corners of the panes. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z A gnat came flying past in a hurry, caught one of his wings in the web, and in a moment was struggling for his life. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z A tiny fungus gnat alights on my hand. City Room: Autumn Unfolds: The Air Itself Feels Alive 2011-10-28T16:43:31Z No gnats appeared, however; they had all been frozen. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Is not the artificial black gnat imitative of the live black gnat? The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z His whole existence became a strife with the boys, who were perhaps of the same use as gnats in the heat of summer, for without them he would have sunk down into perpetual drowsiness. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z Cran′age, the use of a crane: the price paid for the use of it; Crane′-fly, a genus of dipterous insects, nearly allied to the gnats, with very long legs.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z He could meet an open foe with a giant's strength, but the gnat of malignant rumor defied him. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z He licked hell out of the bear and the tiger and the rhinoceros, but a little gnat finally drove him nuts. Sentiment, Inc. 2011-10-09T02:00:23.850Z This would exclude the wet flies that make good dry flies, namely the suggested millers, gnats, etc. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z They muster, they muster, like gnats in the air: Alas! Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Oh no, of course you don’t like the gnats. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z And I heard a step near by, light as the sound of a gnat’s wings.” The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Marise sat beside her in the grass, watched the crowds beginning to turn back towards the Basilica, and a couple of little gnats dancing round and round each other in the air. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z We must also avoid trifling, and, above all, "the straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel," as is the habit with triflers. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z Flies are also very troublesome in these envied regions of the south; but flies are not like those Cassiuses, the gnats;—"they sleep o'nights." Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z We shall expect you to like a good many things over here, but we shan’t insist on your liking the gnats; though certainly you’ll admit that, as gnats, they’re big things, eh? Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z "Let him alone," cried a sixth, "he's lying sick; a gnat bit him yesterday." Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Here is a gnat—the Culm communis—a vast deal too communis in these wilds, especially at eventide, but my hands have long ago been rendered proof against their bites à la Pasteur. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z “Don’t you think that that’s rather straining at a gnat?” he said. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z They strain out a gnat and swallow a camel. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Their insect origin appears to have been entirely unsuspected until within comparatively recent times, though Pliny, indeed, makes the observation that a kind of gnat is produced in certain excrescences on oak leaves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z So, too, with me the cellar window has rare attractions: there one can spin a dainty web to snare the silly flies and gnats, when they come dancing along, for supper. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z This gnat has lost a leg, but that does not seem to interfere in the least degree with his enjoyment of life. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Acapulco is described hot, unwholesome, pestered with gnats, and having nothing good but the harbour. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z That, in comparison to this, would be—well, like the sting of a gnat. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z Mark eagerly sipped from the one which had the most, though it was full of drowned gnats; it moistened his lips, but he spluttered most of it out again. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z All this pleased Madam Pug, who had heard of it from her trusty allies the gnats; and she now came flying along in the moonlight, mounted on a moth. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z I lift my hand to brush a gnat from my ear: whirr! he is off again and out of sight. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z He tried in vain to drive away these disagreeable fancies; they followed him like gnats. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z They were about twenty in number, and were dancing to and fro, exactly in the manner of gnats, or as Hepioli play at the side of a wood. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Now and then something seemed to sting their necks, and, striking the place with the flat hand, a stoatfly dropped, too bloated with blood, like a larger gnat, to attempt to escape the blow. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Carolyn May found this a grand place to sit and dream, while Prince lay at her feet with his pink tongue out, occasionally snapping at a gnat. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z And there were gnats upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Clouds of tiny gnats circle in the sheltered places near houses or thatch. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Small beetles, water-spiders, larvæ of gnats, and other insects, rotifers, including the tubicolar sorts, and several varieties of infusoria may be expected and generally found. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z Bevis stretched his legs and fell asleep, but a gnat alighted on his face and tickled him. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Each one, in matters of doctrine, will swallow a camel but will strain at a gnat. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z Livermore rubs vinegar on her sheep’s ears and legs to cool them off and keep the gnats away. At fairs, on farms and at the racing track, animals take shelter from the heat 2011-07-22T07:14:50Z They were principally bees, wasps, large black flies, and tiny gnats. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z For Holmes the ash of a cigar, A gnat impinging on his eye, Possess a meaning subtler far Than humbler mortals can descry. More Misrepresentative Men 2011-07-20T02:00:14.390Z The gnat of the soul of me flitted out into that dream of blue, 'twixt sea and sun,—hummed back to the shore of Suminoy� through the luminous ghosts of fourteen hundred summers. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z And Henty looked at her sometimes as if he had discovered a new, strange, and beautiful creature, a butterfly, or gnat, with gauzy, resplendent wings, whose beauty he was bewildered and overcome by. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Why do these jewel bugs look so much more colorful and shimmery — and, for the bug-lover, way cooler — than your average kitchen fly or dime-a-dozen gnat? Iridescent bugs: The science behind nature?s bling 2011-05-16T23:39:00Z Yonder a dragon-fly zigzagged on gauzy wing above the glassy surface of the dam, seeking its prey among the gnats whose chrysalids were hatched beneath the overhanging weeds. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The heat was fearful and the sand-flies, gnats, and mosquitoes were almost unbearable. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z In our squadron, which stood motionless, there was such silence that the buzzing of horse-flies and gnats could be heard. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Also, g before n, as gnat, gnaw, gnarl, gnome, gnash, reign, deign, sign, consign, assign, design, condign, benign, impugn, oppugn, arraign, campaign. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z In her flooding glory, one by one, Like gnats in a web the stars die. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z Besides this, we were tormented by clouds of gnats. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It was like the humming of a million swarms of gnats. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z On Wednesday, the main animal in evidence was the biting sand gnat. City Room: Under a Full Moon, a Search for Horseshoe Crabs 2011-06-18T15:00:22Z "It seems to me you strain at a gnat and swallow a camel," he said. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z My soul is caught in the web of the moon, Like a shrilling gnat in a spider's web. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z A very serious source of annoyance to the Astrakhaners, and still more to the foreigner, is the swarm of gnats and other insects that fill the air at certain seasons. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Through this veil the gnats could not make their way. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Haskell said the gnats were concentrated in stains on paper towels which were determined to be fluid consistent with human decomposition. Bug expert testifies Caylee Anthony's body was moved 2011-06-11T19:17:41Z In scientific analysis it is a cloud of gnats like those that hover in the air at twilight. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z A silver web has the moon spun, A silver web upon all the sky, Where the frail stars quiver, every one Like tangled gnats that hum and die. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z “What is it all but a trouble of gnats In the gleam of a million million of worlds?” A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z The next morning the wizard came, expecting that now he should surely find his captive half stung to death by gnats and completely subdued. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The only sounds came from clouds of stinging gnats, those pernicious merrywings whose bite could raise a welt for a whole day, their tiny bugles sending a chorus through the dark. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Similarly, a gnat in the air might appear to be an airplane under certain favorable circumstances. Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications 2011-06-02T02:00:25.247Z Importunate memories shrill in my ears Like the gnats that die in the spider web. Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z The presence of a rat or mouse will greatly excite them, and even the gnats or fleas annoy them exceedingly. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Would not the mountain king come and swallow him with his trousers and mittens, as if he were but a poor little gnat? Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Morris removed his helmet and slapped at the buzzing gnats now emerging in the evening air, hoping to obscure his thoughts. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Flying ants and gnats of every description were flinging themselves at the electric lights, and a bat circled monotonously round the ceiling. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The slow hours drag by, and you are very wet, or the gnats and mosquitoes sting, or you are hungry, cramped, or generally uncomfortable—but hark! From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z The inhabitants of Westbothnia, to defend themselves against the bites of gnats, besmear their skin with a mixture of tar and fish-grease, or some other kind of fat. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z The sun dared to shine, the snow melted and the gnats danced about. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z As it steered into the bay, Jacques slapped at the buzzing gnats around them and yelled out a Spanish plea that they were marooned seamen, near death. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Where the gnats and little flies Are making nice mud pies, And Mrs. Muskrat combs her silky hair. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z The swallows were flittering and diving through the air in quest of gnats and other insects, many of the birds passing not twenty feet overhead. The Cave by the Beech Fork A Story of Kentucky?1815 2011-05-07T02:00:28.747Z I have long ago related my sufferings from gnats in the course of my Lapland expedition. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z Here lived the horrible mountain king, who ate a reindeer in one mouthful, and swallowed boys like gnats! Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z A species of gnat is at times very numerous on the wet sand just above the water-line. Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes 2011-04-18T02:00:11.353Z First, a gnat is metamorphosed into an elephant, and then a great war is made against the self-created monster! Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z He found that the existing system allowed of petty intermeddling, but often precluded salutary intervention—straining out the gnat and swallowing the camel. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z The fire scorched me on one side, while the cold north wind pinched me on the other; and the gnats so stung my hands, face, and legs, that it was impossible to sleep. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z "Why shouldn't I look cheerful when I have been offered feasts of hot bar iron, frozen quicksilver, a dewdrop and a gnat's leg, and seven cartloads of mud?" laughed Knut. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z Thus, in comparing the insects with one another, we find that the gnat, which weighs 460 times less than the stag-beetle, has 14 times more of surface. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Livingstone also reveals how he sampled an unusual native dish, made of insects "like our smallest gnats". Letter shows David Livingstone ate elephant 2011-03-30T13:16:16Z Well said my Lord the Nazarene, ‘ye strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel;’ but as you are cold and shivering, take the bottle and revive yourself with a small portion of its contents.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z To add to the disagreeableness of our situation, the gnats and mosquitoes appeared in swarms to torment us. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z "Give him a dewdrop and the leg of a gnat so that he may for once eat until he is really satisfied." Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The gnats and mosquitoes, which were very troublesome during our passage along the river, did not venture to accompany us to this colder region. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z So Sanders made haste to journey up the river, because little things were considerable in a country where people strain at gnats and swallow whole caravans. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z If God “created man in his own image,” in whose image did he create the elephant, the lion, the bear, the ox, the goat, the snake, the beetle, the bee, the fly, the gnat? Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z He is vexed at the cold playing of the Parisian 'cellist, at a gnat which has flown against his face, at God knows what. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z "Lie there and starve until you can be satisfied with a dewdrop and a gnat leg," said the elves. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z The bullets hummed in the distance like gnats and flies, or passed near with a terrible whizz. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z Little gnats, very, very thin and small, but they sting dreadfully, and especially at night, and make big bumps on your forehead, and the curtains shut them out. A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z Moths and great flying beetles, gigantic gnats and midges grown huge with the passing of time, they fluttered and danced the dance of death above the flames. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Truly, this, in biblical interpretation, was straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z She did not know the sting of the Lapland gnat. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z "Yes," I says; "and you could take all I remember o' the lesson and feed it to a gnat and he'd say: 'Hurry up with the soup course!'" Gullible's Travels, Etc. 2011-02-06T03:00:55.707Z The grasshopper, gnat, and fly, Serve for our minstrelsy; Grace said, we dance a while And so the time beguile: And if the moon doth hide her head, The glowworm lights us home to bed. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z Above him buzzed wasps, flies, gnats and gadflies. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z They would find often that they are straining at a gnat and must swallow a camel. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Thus they strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z I could not sleep for the gnats, and for admiration of the heroism with which you have followed your friend into exile. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z The boy sighed and shook his head as if a whole swarm of gnats were annoying him now. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z It was the famous Gnat Quartette, two gnats playing violins, a small cicada, the cello and a wood-bee, the bass viol. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z |
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