On (05 Jul 06) Bj”rn Forsstr”m wrote to George Pope...
 BF>  GP> Okay, but you don't believe it is a "bite" even though
 BF> muckenstichs DO
 BF>  GP> have teeth (albeit very tiny ones!)
 BF>
 BF> The funny thing is that when a mosquito lands on the arm or where ever
 BF> you
 BF> can feel it but we have an insect we actually call
"brake" (don't ask
 BF> me why).
 BF> This "brake" is about twice the size then a mosquito but it doesn't
 BF> feel a thing
 BF> when it lands but when it bites (this one actually bite) it hurts and
 BF> raelly hurts.

You don't feel the mosquito bite because she releases a little bit
of analgesic in her spit -- most of us are mildly allergic to this
analgesic, and that's why we get an itchy bump afterwards!

Because I care,
|<+]::-)  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


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