CINDI MARSHALL (1:123/140) wrote to STEVEN HORN at 13:45 on 09 Jun 2007:

 CM> Actually, I have a question about Alaska.  One of my cousins and
 CM> his family were stationed in Fairbanks, and he used to tease me by
 CM> saying he was going to send some mosquitoes over after me that were
 CM> the size of strawberries if I didn't behave myself and mind my
 CM> mamma (I was only a lil thing).  Do the mosquitoes over there
 CM> REALLY get that size?

I haven't been in Fairbanks in years and the last time I was there in late
August when the bug season was over.  But I would think that the mosquitoes
were big and mean -- clouds of mosquitoes and black flies do moose and
caribou in.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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