I am brunchtime

This is what happens when you forget to put mosquito repellent on the backs of your hands when attempting to do something that involves standing still for any length of time, like birdwatching while holding up a pair of binoculars:

Didn't see anything interesting anyway...just a bunch of glossy starlings. I think next time I'm going to birdwatch from inside our compound with a smoking mosquito coil at my feet =P

The dengue viruses are the only known arboviruses that have
fully adapted to humans, having lost the need for an enzootic cycle for
maintenance129. The principal urban vector, Ae. aegypti, is a highly
domesticated mosquito that has adapted to humans, preferring to feed
on them and lay their eggs in artificial containers in and around
houses.

- Mackenzie, Gubler, and Petersen 2004. Emerging flaviviruses: the spread and resurgence of Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and dengue viruses. Nature Medicine 10(12):S98-109.

LITTLE BITCHES. Grrrrrr. Actually I'm not sure if it's aegypti or albopictus we have around here. I don't stop to identify species, just whack them.