Sleepless Travels Reloaded

tiger mozz after
Originally uploaded by tr[n]ty.

I hate mosquitos. This one was biting my wrist as I held a cup of hot cocoa. I promptly slapped it, notwithstanding the danger of spilt cocoa.

This is mosquito corpse #3. It is a tiger mozzie, though it doesn’t come out too well. (I need a camera which can take better close-ups.)

I really enjoy squashing mosquito corpses. The feeling of satisfaction that courses through me as I feel the slight ‘crunch’ of the exoskeleton give way to the pressure from my fingertips…

I also took a photo of the huge wheal that came up after it bit me. It was huge, considering it didn’t really take that much blood out of me. I’ve squashed mozzies with higher blood content before. They were more satisfying to squash. In addition to ‘crunch’, there were ’squish’ sounds.

I did some quick research on the net. It is the mosquito saliva that causes you to itch. So until it breaks down, you;re left still itchy. Apparantly, the saliva must be acidic because all the remedies recommend basic/alkaline treatments - washing area with soap, rubbing soap on, applying a baking soda paste. Well I washed this wheal with ALOT of concentrated detergent. And it hasn’t itched that badly. But there’s a better itch treatment out there

Anyway, the rest of the photos are here.

Bonus photo that you cannot miss! click here.