gnats
Minute hovering pests
Gnats are tiny flying insects, often seen in swarms near water, plants, or rotting matter.
The word covers various small flies including fungus gnats and fruit flies.
Something insignificant may be compared to a gnat: Don't sweat the gnats.
To strain at a gnat is to fuss over trivial matters while ignoring larger problems.
Winged buzzing pests
- midgesMinuscule flying insects
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- no-see-umsBiting gnats, nearly invisible
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
diptera · antennae · proboscis · thorax · abdomen · exoskeleton · chitin · pupa
Pest takeover situation
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- verminHarmful small animals
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- blightPlant disease causing decay
scourge · bane · menace · irritation · vexation · bother · annoyance · intrusion
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- clusterGathered group nearby
- throngDense pressing crowd
- multitudeVery large number
hovering · buzzing · circling · gathering · mass · congregation · flock · flitting
Moisture in atmosphere
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
campfire · riverbank · pond · meadow · outdoors · porch · evening · muggy
Extremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
speck · pinpoint · fleeting · delicate · lightweight · hairlike · wispy
flies
Winged buzzing pests
- midgesMinuscule flying insects
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- no-see-umsBiting gnats, nearly invisible
diptera · larvae · antennae · proboscis · thorax · abdomen · exoskeleton · chitin · pupa · arthropods
infestation
Pest takeover situation
blight · scourge · bane · menace · irritation · vexation · bother · annoyance · intrusion · disturbance
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
multitude · hovering · buzzing · circling · gathering · mass · congregation · flock · flitting · darting
humidity
Moisture in atmosphere
barbecue · campfire · riverbank · pond · meadow · outdoors · porch · evening · muggy · lakeside
minuscule
Extremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
infinitesimal · speck · pinpoint · fleeting · delicate · lightweight · hairlike · wispy
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- Biting Pestsmosquito, mosquitoes, flea, fleas, bedbug
- gnatsmidges, midge, no-see-ums, no-see-um, black flies
- ranch pestsflies, ticks, lice, mites, stable flies
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
gnatslions
Large African wild felines
wolves · apex predators · forces of nature · juggernauts · powerhouses
gnatshornets
Large social stinging insects
wasps · killer bees · venomous snakes · lions · tigers
- fungus gnatSmall fly infesting damp soil
- gnat's assInfinitesimal quantity, hyperbolically
- gnat biteSmall fly's skin puncture
- gnat trapDevice for catching midges
- sand gnatTiny biting coastal insect
- gnat's whiskerExtremely narrow margin