biting midge
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The biting midge, which swarms the Scottish Highlands in its millions during the summer, is Scotland's most infamous creepy crawly.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2017
Dr Alison Blackwell, an expert on these beasts, says Scotland has about 40 species of biting midge.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2017
"The main species is the Highland biting midge, the one with the spotty wings and the one most people will be familiar with," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2017
Dundreggan has four known species of the dreaded biting midge.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2017
The disease, carried by a biting midge, can be fatal to sheep and cows.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2016