INTRODUCTION:
We've had fun putting these caches out and everybody seems to be having fun finding them (unless of course, certain insects are out to "get you"). So, we are putting out more (caches, not insects). The theme this time is INSECTS (as you've already figured out by the title). Some of these you may encounter on your geocaching trips and some of them you may wish you had not. Instead of a steady line of caches down the trail, we thought we'd try something new for us. All are easy puzzle caches and the geoart is one of our favorite insects: the dragonfly - as it eats what annoys us all the most: mosquitoes.
Note: There may NOT be cell phone service in some areas of the K & P Trail.
TRANSPORTATION:
The K&P trail is a single lane dirt road with gravel on it in some areas. You can hike it, bike it or drive it albeit very slowly. When placing the caches we never drove over 15 km/hr. Mostly it was at about 10 km/hr. Just when you think it's smooth going a huge puddle hole will "get" you. On bikes, you will have no trouble except if you go out after heavy rain (or during rainfall) as it will be muddy in areas. On foot, be aware that there are very few houses along the way - so don't go alone. Safety in numbers. There are some pretty streams along the way, wetlands and Graham Lake just North of Lavant Station (a nice place for a picnic lunch).
INSECT:
Midge
Midge is the name given to several groups of small, slender-bodied flies. In Canada, nonbiting midges (chironomids), biting midges (ceratopogonids) and gall midges (cecidomyiids) are most important.
About 500 species of chironomids are known in Canada; many more await discovery. They reach the northern limit of land, forming an increasingly large component of insect fauna in northern latitudes. Larval stages are mostly aquatic and may form much of the diet of fish.
Minute ceratopogonids (no-see-ums) can be a scourge in midsummer and seem undeterred by chemical repellents. They are transmitters of bluetongue virus of cattle and sheep, and of protozoan bird diseases. In Canada, 180 species are reported; not all are pestilential. Their predatory larvae inhabit mud or moist soil.
Midge
The cache can be found at:
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