<![CDATA[Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding?]]>Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding?

(Inspired by a discussion with @Brownian_motion and @MartyCormack many BikeNites ago)

cc @bikenite

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/jliska/statuses/116623416970601872https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/jliska/statuses/116623416970601872Sat, 23 May 2026 10:28:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 09:50:31 GMT]]>@ascentale A2. Not lately, but when I was young and (more) foolish I was on the final downhill of my daily commute ride during high summer and a bee flew into the open neck of my shirt. It stung me more or less immediately, but somehow I managed to not be distracted and made it safely to my place of work, though I think people were a little surprised to see me pull my shirt off as soon as I dismounted.

@Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/etp/statuses/116623267058168857https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/etp/statuses/116623267058168857Sat, 23 May 2026 09:50:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:15:53 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite A2 cont'd. eyeball collided. It smacked hard on my eyeball, with immediate heavy watering of the eye and pain. Took a couple days to fully recover from that impact. I've also had an insect go straight down my throat. BLEAGH

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/meganL/statuses/116622894908046919https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/meganL/statuses/116622894908046919Sat, 23 May 2026 08:15:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:14:38 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite A2 cont'd. the 'bent a little. You can never ride no hands for this reason. You need at least one hand on the handlebars to correct for this.

My recumbent steered right into the nearest curb, where I jackknifed into my own frame, slicing open my brand new t-shirt and cutting me over my breastbone. Luckily nothing more serious than that. I eventually rode on to the gym.

(2) Riding through an underpass in Davis, an insect and my

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/meganL/statuses/116622889982350013https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/meganL/statuses/116622889982350013Sat, 23 May 2026 08:14:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:11:46 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite A2. Two noteworthy ones. Worst was when I was cycling on my monotube USS recumbent from home to the gym in the next city. I wasn't more than a block away from home when a bee zipped into my helmet. I'm not allergic, but the sound of the buzzing near my head makes me lose all rationality so I put first one hand up to my head, then the other. Because the bb of a monotube 'bent is at the front, not underneath you, each pedal steers

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/meganL/statuses/116622878764465287https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/meganL/statuses/116622878764465287Sat, 23 May 2026 08:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:10:26 GMT]]>@MatthewNewell @ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite the risk of a snake is real. But getting hit by a too is more likely.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/LovesTha/statuses/116622873460800000https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://floss.social/users/LovesTha/statuses/116622873460800000Sat, 23 May 2026 08:10:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:07:03 GMT]]>@ai6yr @ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite I had similar experience with a bumblebee when I was teen...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lepaggoth/statuses/116622860206936154https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lepaggoth/statuses/116622860206936154Sat, 23 May 2026 08:07:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:10:56 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite

I am terrified to think about what some of the Aussie riders might have experienced. Everything there seems to be extra mean and super poisonous

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MatthewNewell/statuses/116622639536773931https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MatthewNewell/statuses/116622639536773931Sat, 23 May 2026 07:10:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:05:00 GMT]]> A2 rolling along with the teenager and she said "thbbt! A bug hit my lips!", I said "did it hurt or just taste like pollen?" Seriously though, I have gotten a bee or something stinger-first in the shin at 20mph and I wish I had stopped to do something to it before riding another ~25min, like I rode past a grocery store and could have gotten baking soda or something. Probably even had bandages & antibiotic spray with me (cargo bike dad kit.)

@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urbanists.social/users/enobacon/statuses/116622616218503748https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urbanists.social/users/enobacon/statuses/116622616218503748Sat, 23 May 2026 07:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 07:04:58 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite

A2. Being a baldy makes scalp stings much more likely - I get stung by insects (bees wasps) which get stuck in the vent of my helmet. Not pleasant

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MatthewNewell/statuses/116622616042815061https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/MatthewNewell/statuses/116622616042815061Sat, 23 May 2026 07:04:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 05:26:26 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @bikenite
A2:
Late in the ride of "Rock n Roll the Lakes" in Albert Lea Minnesota, I was stung by a bee in the hand and it blew up like a balloon. Fortunately the nurse at the end of the ride administered Benadryl. I was a bit loopy, but the swelling subsided.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urbanists.social/users/MartyCormack/statuses/116622228586652486https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urbanists.social/users/MartyCormack/statuses/116622228586652486Sat, 23 May 2026 05:26:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:59:53 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite LOL at least I didn't swallow it 😱

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/ai6yr/statuses/116622124225385140https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://m.ai6yr.org/users/ai6yr/statuses/116622124225385140Sat, 23 May 2026 04:59:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:54:57 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite IT DID THAT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE IT COULD

also probably thought it was funny

little asshole

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116622104819861489https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116622104819861489Sat, 23 May 2026 04:54:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:53:29 GMT]]>@moira @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite hornets sound like jerks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622099055104212https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622099055104212Sat, 23 May 2026 04:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:50:56 GMT]]>@ai6yr @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite *in* your mouth?! Yikes!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622089040633012https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622089040633012Sat, 23 May 2026 04:50:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:50:25 GMT]]>@harold @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite ok that terrifying!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622086969151301https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622086969151301Sat, 23 May 2026 04:50:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:48:54 GMT]]>@MarkBrigham @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite @wanderinghermit I always thought the mesh was ridiculous until I heard that people actually do get stung on the head.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622081001973828https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622081001973828Sat, 23 May 2026 04:48:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:48:11 GMT]]>@genex @lopta @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite Q1 was tagged in draft form but otherwise didn’t exist at all 😅

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622078209382618https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/ascentale/statuses/116622078209382618Sat, 23 May 2026 04:48:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:16:37 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite A2. Once while in the middle of a mildly intense technical downhill, a bee flew into my helmet and started stinging me. I made it through, uncrashed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/FeloniousPunk/statuses/116621954102785669https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/FeloniousPunk/statuses/116621954102785669Sat, 23 May 2026 04:16:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 04:13:20 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack A2 A drawback to biking in the evening for us is lots more bugs hit our face. We definitely wear protective glasses to keep them out of our eyes. @bikenite

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/bikemonterey/statuses/116621941161563775https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/bikemonterey/statuses/116621941161563775Sat, 23 May 2026 04:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 03:32:43 GMT]]>@harold @ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite

Ouch!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cainmark/statuses/116621781445095843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cainmark/statuses/116621781445095843Sat, 23 May 2026 03:32:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 03:16:48 GMT]]>@moira @ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite

Sounds premeditated.

Guilty of sting,your honor.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cainmark/statuses/116621718849168953https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cainmark/statuses/116621718849168953Sat, 23 May 2026 03:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 02:44:48 GMT]]>@ClimateJenny @ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite

I get spiders hitchhiking like this all the time. One from a year and a half ago.

"A male Pelegrina sp. I'd guess probably Pelegrina proterva." according to someone on a spider ID group elsewhere.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116621593075830031https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/cptbutton/statuses/116621593075830031Sat, 23 May 2026 02:44:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Q2. Have you had any interesting experiences with bugs or insects while riding? on Sat, 23 May 2026 02:36:16 GMT]]>@ascentale @Brownian_motion @MartyCormack @bikenite Stands for "I swallowed a Fly"

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