It isn't an insect, Al is right. Those are colored fibers and nothing more. I do insect identifications for public submissions at work and it's surprising how convinced people can be that bits of fluff are biting them or emerging from their skin. @grizzlysghost@olivetreeann@hollandcrew@kmrtn6@seanoneill
Google delusory parasitosis.
Fibers are light and can easily be carried by the slightest air movements, it's likely your motions in the kitchen combined with any drafts from air conditioning or a fan made it appear to be flying around you. It has none of the characters associated with insects, six legs, wings, a segmented body divided into three main sections and so on.
ok, so I can get some sleep, I figured out it is the same color as a jacket I was wearing earlier today. Someone on bugguide said it was a fabric not a bug. Good night everyone and thanks for your help - I will try not to be too paranoid about flying bugs(lint) in the future.
Is this post real - What a a way to start the weekend, such a funny post and the science bit at the end is fantastic m9f9i.
"It seems to work like this: small fibers shed from your clothes get trapped in your body hair.
The hair on your abdomen typically curves towards your navel. As your body moves, the friction between your body hair and clothing ratchets the lint along a “hair highway” that leads straight to your bellybutton.
If you do find fluffs of lint in your bellybutton, don’t worry–the study also concluded that navel fuzz is completely harmless and requires no corrective action."
I pulled a thread from the red 100% cotton jacket and it was similar to the supposed insect. oh well, I hope getting older doesn't get any worse than this.
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@jillmc post your pic here http://bugguide.net/ they will give you a positive ID.
Google delusory parasitosis.
This thread was hilarious, and it put me in mind of a study done a few years ago... http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/bellybutton-lint/
Now THAT'S science!!!
"It seems to work like this: small fibers shed from your clothes get trapped in your body hair.
The hair on your abdomen typically curves towards your navel. As your body moves, the friction between your body hair and clothing ratchets the lint along a “hair highway” that leads straight to your bellybutton.
If you do find fluffs of lint in your bellybutton, don’t worry–the study also concluded that navel fuzz is completely harmless and requires no corrective action."
@grizzlysghost @seanoneill @olivetreeann @m9f9l
which led me to find THIS!!!!!!! And yes.. there's PHOTOS!!!
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39829640/ns/today-today_news/t/navel-fluff-collection-weighs-record-grams/#.UG_t9k3LRic