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Deer Flies

7/19/2015

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Paddling, deer flies everywhere.  They bite me through my gloves and I swat them off my hips where they bite me through my pants.  But then they land on my deck bag and clean their colorful eyes with their filamentous legs, and I can’t help but think they’re cute.  It’s sort of amazing—they risk their very lives to get a bite of me.  I’m glad my meals don’t involve a very real threat of death. When I kill one, I marvel at the perfection of their tiny iridescent wings.  I throw it in the water, and hope a fish enjoys the meal. 

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    Alyssum Pohl is paddling the Mississippi River and documenting water quality and plastic waste along the way.

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