FLORIDA.


sting being about


as virulent as that of a mad hornet


these pests are scarce, and are not considered a danger.
The same is the case with a small species of scorpion, and
a similar species known as a grampus.
 Flies are very few, noticeably so in the case of the com-
mon house-fly; there are several varieties of horse-flies
that are not especially troublesome to the horses, but are
remarkable for their great size-often an inch and three
eighths long. There is also a fly of about the same large
size, mostly found around horses, and commonly known as
the "horse-guard," for it never lights on horses, buzzes in
their faces, or worries them in the least, but gobbles in any
and all flies that light on the horse, devouring the little
flies, but only eating the heads off of the larger ones.
 Mosquitoes are as elsewhere a great nuisance, where
they exist. Their season is in the months of April, May,
June, and July; and they are very few in other months.
In many localities none are to be found at any season; and
in the greater portions of those localities where they exist,
they do not come in "clouds" or "swarms." It is only in
some peculiarly low and swampy location that they annoy
one as they do in New Jersey and Michigan.
 The little black gnat and the tiny sand-fly are the
 most villainous torments. These, indeed, are perfect pests,
 but they are only in "full bloom" from August to early
 November. A thin veil worn like a cap over the head en-
 tirely protects you from all annoyance from them, for they


do not bite or
ous desire to
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a raven-
are not


are found in a few sections only,


and are not at all poisonous.
 If you walk through the woods, especially
pine-logs, there is a red-bug, a minute insect,
quently attacks your ankles and bites, but yo
made aware of it by the pimple or scar; it does


among old
which fre-
u are only
not poison