20yrs in this house and these things swarm us for a couple weeks every year. I’m assuming it’s some type of lake fly. Slightly smaller than a wild rice grain with two antennae like fine hairs. They’re very delicate and stick to the shade and downwind side of EVERYTHING. It’s not uncommon for a few dozen to follow us in the car. They’ll swarm the porch light after dark like a frickin’ tornado.
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Looks like a species of caddisfly ??
Aliens
I can’t rule out aliens. Why wouldn’t they be tiny? I’m thinking caddisfly until I see some probing going on.
I can’t rule out aliens. Why wouldn’t they be tiny? I’m thinking caddisfly until I see some probing going on.
That’s what the Google lense shows.
Well, now that the caddisflies are gone, look who moved in to take their place.
Can’t wait for all that honey. 
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Nut a full can of raid wasp killer at night won’t take care of.
Or put a jar of mayo out .. 
that’ll do them in!! 
Everyone knows if you put a jar of mayo out the bacon fairy puts a BLT under your pillow at night. If you put that other stuff out Jeff Foxworthy writes another “you might be a redneck” joke. 
Everyone knows if you put a jar of mayo out the bacon fairy puts a BLT under your pillow at night. If you put that other stuff out Jeff Foxworthy writes another “you might be a redneck” joke.
Well, now that the caddisflies are gone, look who moved in to take their place.
kill. it. with. fire.
I don’t think my wooden house will appreciate that. To be honest, they don’t seem to bother us but I’ll get it before they come out on Sat to quote a new sliding glass door about 12′ from it. I’d say this one’s about the size of a softball. My next door neighbor has one about the size of a volleyball hanging from a branch about 25′ over the middle of her yard. There was one up at our camper two years ago that big and it was only 20′ from the deck and 20′ off the ground. Nobody got stung.
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