Hello Folks!Be they big or small, insects are undoubtedly highly fascinating creatures. Chances are wherever you are, whatever you're doing, an insect is not a million miles away and you might not even know it! So what better reason than to have a quiz to see how much you know about them.
Each Monday for 12 weeks, I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify the insect. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest.MYSTERY INSECT QUIZ#8A chilly silent gee.
Blimey! Back in a while.... possibly a long one!
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Gnat? - has a silent 'g' but not sure about the 'chilly' connection!
Err, me too
Cin J
Oh!! Thought it might be another anagram! Lol! Gnat is very good! I'd never have come up with that! A chilly gnat could well be a 'winter gnat' (Trichocera major)!
Edit: here's one I photographed in January
I was thinking anagram so thats me done for a while, sounds a good one Marjus
Ray
1 silly cheese gnat is the anagram lol
a good laugh is better than a tonic
Clue: unlike others, I very rarely get legless.
Only think of Drinker moth or caterpller
Is there a drinker gnat
Drinker Ray
Well that clue's stumped me..... again! Lol!
I was thinking anagram as well and all I could get was "tailing seychelle". Makes no sense but it's all I can contribute knowing so little about insects! The gnat sounds much more likely.
Annie
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Einstein
Congratulations to all of you who guessed Winter gnat (Trichocera annulata). First a bit about the clues: A chilly silent gee. Chilly refers to the cold weather conditions of winter and the silent gee, the g before nat, that we do not pronounce. The second clue: unlike others, I very rarely get legless, refers to the fact although this insect looks like a crane-fly, its legs do not break off as readily.
Winter gnats have a groove on their thorax, a banded abdomen and unspotted wings, they are most commonly seen as their name suggests throughout the winter, but can be seen throughout the year pretty much everywhere in the UK. In order to attract the ladies, male Winter gnats will gather in large numbers and hit the dance floor. A picture of a Winter gnat can be found here.
Keep an eye out for next week’s mystery insect quiz!
Claire