Idk, long sleeves, pants and socks seem to work fine for me. But maybe I am just genetically lucky or something, it’s been a while since I had one bite. Oh, and obviously taking a bath in icaridin.
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shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Unless you’re going all out with clothing-as-armor, naked is better.
Chiggers can’t directly get a grip on your flesh, mouth parts too weak. They gotta back that ass into something to get started. Like your clothes.
Ticks are instantly observable because without clothes you can feel them tickle. In any case, you can see them before they lock on.
Mosquitoes? I got nothing.
LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I have two defences against mosquitos.
Thick body hair they tangle in, and my body acclimates to regional mosquitos so I don’t get itchy.
t_berium@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hairy leg people might not be that safe.
guynamedzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Every time I read or hear “chigger” it always sounds like a slur
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I don’t dislike all bugs but those damn chiggers, man
pipe01@programming.dev 1 day ago
Woah, it’s chigga for you
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Well you put your pants into your boots so the ticks have to climb all the way to somewhere where they can get on your skin. At that point you might be at home already and can strip away your clothes and yeet them to the washer
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have had many ticks but never could I feel one of them walk around on me.
remon@ani.social 1 day ago
Most people seem to have a pretty bad sense of touch.
During certain times of years you get a lot of single spider-silk threads flying around and I constantly walk into them. But almost no one else seems to notice them.
Eq0@literature.cafe 19 hours ago
People don’t notice them? I usually don’t see them and my brain immediately starts telling me ~something is weird~ on my arms.
Always takes me way too long to figure it out because the first thoughts are always incredibly rational “what if i got bitten by a giant snake i didn’t notice?” And “where is the crawling bug?” Only then “oh, yeah, the thin spider web…”
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
you’d probably notice if you woke up with one crawling up your arm
source: trust me bro (I have dogs)
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
If I woke up and saw it sure. But I would jot wake up because of it crawling.
Source: trust me bro I had one 3 weeks ago almost bite my cock.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I recently have been bitten by quite a few ticks and can never seem to find them until days later. They are so fucking tiny, smaller than a grain of sand! Oh yeah just feel my legs? How do you tell the difference between a tiny scab from a thorn scratch or a tick then? Usually only find them once they have been there for a while and got bigger. Which isn’t exactly ideal.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If you are outside you need to just check for them.