When my grandfather came west over 100 years ago, he claimed many mosquitos were as big as a horse.
Now those of you who can measure and weigh horses in your dreams will immediately concur. As the blood is sucked from you, your whole body begins to feel parched and dry. Your veins wither and your skin begins to itch.
Your imagination begins to imagine all of those dread diseases that have migrated to your blood vessels. From far away Africa, from the Nile basin, from an Asian swamp. Now you are the breeding ground for a new strain of flu, or perhaps your immunity will fight each adversarial bug to the mat!
A quick swat here and there, and then the squish of blood smattering your clothes. Not a welcome sight or sound! Even bug spray may not work to detract these blood-sucking insects.
The best thing to do? Stay indoors.
Oh, by the way. If you ever do collect enough mosquitos – like a few million – there combined size and weight will be that of a horse!! If guess my grandfather was right.