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: |
I recommend that you stick to swallowing gnats like the rest of us.
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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.
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I carry a catchup packet for just such an occasion.
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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. |
Most are edible. I've eaten a few more than I've cared to.
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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. |
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.
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Well... They are out right now is all I can say, don't wear white shirts either, learned that tonight.
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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. :) |
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... |
The bug felt kind of large, I thought I already mentioned that. :roflmao2:
Dragonfly is pretty gargantuan but getting stung inside your mouth... ouch. |
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. |
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...
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Originally Posted by Mr Danw
(Post 10957888)
I carry a catchup packet for just such an occasion.
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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. |
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:
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Originally Posted by Mr Danw
(Post 10957888)
I carry a catchup packet for just such an occasion.
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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: (we need a smilie for that) |
Originally Posted by Wogsterca
(Post 10960480)
sounds like the cat working up a hairball. I got one the other day....
(we need a smilie for that) |
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.
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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. |
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. |
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...
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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. |
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