Thumbs down to mosquitos. It’s that time of year when these wonderful creatures begin to fill the air with their almost magical presence. Mosquitos are beautiful insects that just hangout in groups of a hundred or so just to annoy anybody who decides to come outside. You can’t walk anywhere without one of these useless creatures either flying into your mouth, eyes, or ears, or trying to bite you. These things have very little regard for anything that anybody is trying to do outside. Go ahead try and do anything outside this time of year without dousing yourself in bug spray or keeping a smoking torch handy to ward off the unwelcome guests, it’s nearly impossible. Don’t you dare sweat outside either, that seems to be a natural attractant for them too. They can even get themselves stuck inside houses that, even after thorough inspection, seem impenetrable. These things find a way to bite you or just generally annoy you where ever you are. After it seems you have finally escaped the hordes that linger just outside the doorway, you may find a small red bump on one of your arms or, in my opinion the most annoying spot, around your ankles. These are the mosquitos calling cards, bug bites. They manage to itch for days and refuse to go away. So hats off to you mosquitos, nature’s most useless wonder.

- JT