The latter two groups of aquatic flies are considered pests, particularly buffalo gnats that are well known for their painful bites and human blood feeding habits.
Because of the hump visible behind their head when viewed in profile, black flies are also called buffalo gnats.
River blindness is a eye condition spread by blackfly or the buffalo gnat that live and breed on fast flowing rivers in Central Africa, Yemen, northern South America, southern Mexico and Guatemala.
The small adult black fly is also known as a buffalo gnat, and the female can deliver a painful bite.
Black flies, also referred to as gnats or buffalo gnats, can be a serious problem because of their ability to bite.
Definition of buffalo gnat in US English:
buffalo gnat
noun
US dialect
another term for black fly (sense 2 of the noun)
Example sentencesExamples
Black flies, also referred to as gnats or buffalo gnats, can be a serious problem because of their ability to bite.
River blindness is a eye condition spread by blackfly or the buffalo gnat that live and breed on fast flowing rivers in Central Africa, Yemen, northern South America, southern Mexico and Guatemala.
Because of the hump visible behind their head when viewed in profile, black flies are also called buffalo gnats.
The small adult black fly is also known as a buffalo gnat, and the female can deliver a painful bite.
The latter two groups of aquatic flies are considered pests, particularly buffalo gnats that are well known for their painful bites and human blood feeding habits.