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TrojanHorse 06-13-10 07:55 PM

Swallowed a bug today...
 
Got hit in the eyeball by a bug last week, and this week I was innocently hammering down the road and took a bug clear down the esophagus. I almost wiped out from the coughing and gagging that ensued. Come to think of it, it may have been a bird, not a bug... thing felt huge. Maybe it was a hawk.

I guess the good news is that it made it well past any taste receptors before I knew it. :roflmao2:

StephenH 06-13-10 08:06 PM

I recommend that you stick to swallowing gnats like the rest of us.

Bikealou 06-13-10 09:02 PM

I always considered swallowing a bug to be one of the first signs of spring. So far avoided it this year. I have stopped on the side of the road trying to "hawk" up the bug I just swallowed - never with success. One year I hit a bug hard enough to mark the safety glasses I was wearing and leave a bleeding mark on my cheek -- glad I didn't swallow that one.

Mr Danw 06-13-10 09:02 PM

I carry a catchup packet for just such an occasion.

Herbie53 06-13-10 09:36 PM

I caught a bee or a hornet in the mouth on Saturday. Stung me in the lip on the way out.

I didn't get a chance to taste it.

gitarzan 06-13-10 09:37 PM

Most are edible. I've eaten a few more than I've cared to.

zoste 06-13-10 09:38 PM


Originally Posted by Herbie53 (Post 10958023)
I caught a bee or a hornet in the mouth on Saturday. Stung me in the lip on the way out.

I didn't get a chance to taste it.

Ditto...really gives one a fat lip.

ziggydcat 06-14-10 12:19 AM

I had my first mid-ride "snack" on Friday while riding through farm country. Real humid (@80%) and loads of gnats and flies. Unfortunatly I managed to eat a gnat/fly eater. Looked down at my front tire and when I looked up with mouth agape and breathing heavily, in flew a massive dragon fly. Chomp, crunch, spit. My first dragon fly.

SocialCow 06-14-10 03:08 AM

Well... They are out right now is all I can say, don't wear white shirts either, learned that tonight.

RatedZ 06-14-10 03:40 AM

Just strike it up as additional protein. It saved you the trouble of having to break out a Clif Bar halfway through your ride. :lol:

5 minutes into our ride yesterday, my wife swallowed a bug. :lol: I told her to try and ride with her mouth shut. :)

dcrowell 06-14-10 06:43 AM


Originally Posted by TrojanHorse (Post 10957573)
Got hit in the eyeball by a bug last week, and this week I was innocently hammering down the road and took a bug clear down the esophagus. I almost wiped out from the coughing and gagging that ensued. Come to think of it, it may have been a bird, not a bug... thing felt huge. Maybe it was a hawk.

I guess the good news is that it made it well past any taste receptors before I knew it. :roflmao2:


Just think of how the bug felt...

TrojanHorse 06-14-10 08:04 AM

The bug felt kind of large, I thought I already mentioned that. :roflmao2:

Dragonfly is pretty gargantuan but getting stung inside your mouth... ouch.

Herbie53 06-14-10 08:13 AM


Originally Posted by TrojanHorse (Post 10959357)
The bug felt kind of large, I thought I already mentioned that. :roflmao2:

Dragonfly is pretty gargantuan but getting stung inside your mouth... ouch.

I got the stinger out quickly (not sure if it was a bee or a wasp/hornet) and only had a little bit of swelling. Actually gave me a nice excuse to take a break from the real suffering as I was in the middle of a longish, hot climb.:twitchy:

IAmCosmo 06-14-10 08:14 AM

On all our group rides, it seems that I'm always the one to swallow the bug. It's a source of endless ridicule since I've been a vegan for 6 years...

EKW in DC 06-14-10 09:00 AM


Originally Posted by Mr Danw (Post 10957888)
I carry a catchup packet for just such an occasion.

That there is funny! :lol:

ziggydcat 06-14-10 09:49 AM


Originally Posted by TrojanHorse (Post 10959357)
The bug felt kind of large, I thought I already mentioned that. :roflmao2:

Dragonfly is pretty gargantuan but getting stung inside your mouth... ouch.


Somehow I always manage to get the BIG bugs. Tasted bad, I could have used that ketchup packet! Damn thing came in like a P-51 Mustang. If it had guns it would have killed me.

eshvanu 06-14-10 09:49 AM

Bugs aren't too bad, usually. Friday I was riding home, and watching the cottonwood seeds drifting magically through the air. It was so pretty, until one jammed itself at the back of my throat... :cry:

Peter_C 06-14-10 09:56 AM


Originally Posted by Mr Danw (Post 10957888)
I carry a catchup packet for just such an occasion.

Wait a minute, I didn't see you get the catchup out for that lightning bug the other evening....

Wogster 06-14-10 11:18 AM


Originally Posted by TrojanHorse (Post 10957573)
Got hit in the eyeball by a bug last week, and this week I was innocently hammering down the road and took a bug clear down the esophagus. I almost wiped out from the coughing and gagging that ensued. Come to think of it, it may have been a bird, not a bug... thing felt huge. Maybe it was a hawk.

I guess the good news is that it made it well past any taste receptors before I knew it. :roflmao2:

You can always tell a rider has gotten a bug, sounds like the cat working up a hairball. I got one the other day....

(we need a smilie for that)

EKW in DC 06-14-10 12:13 PM


Originally Posted by Wogsterca (Post 10960480)
sounds like the cat working up a hairball. I got one the other day....

Been there myself. I always get a sinking feeling when I realize I'm not gonna be able to cough it up. I feel defeated when I'm forced to relent, grab the water bottle and try to wash it down as best I can.


(we need a smilie for that)
I concur!

X-LinkedRider 06-14-10 12:23 PM

LOL, this happens all the time. Especially if I am trying to talk to another rider and I am not looking down. Bugs are fine for you, better natural protein than most of the crap you buy off a shelf. Breathe through your nose if you are on a path next to water to minimize this.

Seattle Forrest 06-14-10 12:43 PM

That just means you don't need a protein shake.

On Friday, I got a bug in the eye. It was irritating me, and for a moment I tried riding with one eye open, hoping the tears would naturally flush it out. But that wasn't going to happen, and I felt ... weird riding like a cyclops.

I don't know why bugs prefer the MUP to the road, but I'm actively avoiding a lot of trail sections when I can for this reason.

TrojanHorse 06-14-10 03:31 PM

These already have different names, but

:cry: - I just swallowed a bug

:wtf: - just got beaned in the eye.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick017.gif - the aftereffect



None of them really bring out that "hairball" feeling though.

serra 06-14-10 04:23 PM


Originally Posted by IAmCosmo (Post 10959400)
On all our group rides, it seems that I'm always the one to swallow the bug. It's a source of endless ridicule since I've been a vegan for 6 years...

A friend of mine is the same way. I get a "normal" amount of bugs in my mouth and face, but it's like he attracts them! He gets beaned so many times it's really quite hilarious. Sorry it happens to you though :)

Wogster 06-14-10 06:53 PM


Originally Posted by TrojanHorse (Post 10961955)
These already have different names, but

:cry: - I just swallowed a bug

:wtf: - just got beaned in the eye.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sick017.gif - the aftereffect



None of them really bring out that "hairball" feeling though.

Yeah we had one long hair, and I think that 5kg cat could work up a 6kg hair ball, usually in the carpet just after you spent $300 having it professionally cleaned :notamused:


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