In parts of Scotland, especially in the height of summer, the midges eat humans!
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nectar and midges
Tiny flies that bite people to drink their blood.
True midges eat animals or plants. Some species eat both.
Damselflies eat other flying insects, particularly midges and mosquitoes.
caddisflies, mayflies, midges, and black flies and they're carnivores
Midges are a.k.a mosquitoes so basically the diseases that mosquitoes carry midges carry them too.
No-see-um is actually just a nickname biting midges (Ceratopogonidae). Which are actually insects, not bugs. There are also different species. Some species suck blood of living creatures, others suck blood from other insects while some species eat nectar.
Only one type of midges could bite a dog and those are Ceratopogonidae.
They help diseases spread. So, from a disease's point of view, midges are very important.
Biting Midges are very small, ranging in size from 1-3 mm in length.