They don't even light. I've seen those conditions right here in New Hampshire on occasion. But I try to keep perspective. Defenseless moose have to submerge themselves in water up to their noses to escape the biting insects. A Russian researcher estimates that up to 10,000 mosquitoes can simultaneously draw blood from a single caribou.
Individual caribou can lose up to five pounds of blood during a summer season.
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