Biting Gnats
This one has “bugged” the BugLady for a while—a nemesis-bug. It photobombed shots of other insects and is so small (less than 1/8”) that the BugLady didn’t see it until she put a picture up on the screen, and then it defied identification. Turns out that it’s a fly (order Diptera) in the Biting Midge family Ceratopogonidae. BugFans from coast-to-coast who spend time outdoors in biting midge country may know them as no-see-ums, midgies, punkies, moose flies, pinyon gnats and a few more colorful names.