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An explosion of gnats usually means something in your environment has changed; most often, moisture has increased.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Rats huddling under the soda dispenser, gnats in the Raisin Bran, a lone roach scuttling up a wall during dinner.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2026
Extra points go to this docile, non-venomous spider that eats mosquitoes, gnats and flies.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Straining at a gnat, the majority swallows a camel.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Rats huddling under the soda dispenser, gnats in the Raisin Bran, a lone roach scuttling up a wall during dinner.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2026
Extra points go to this docile, non-venomous spider that eats mosquitoes, gnats and flies.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Straining at a gnat, the majority swallows a camel.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Gnat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnat. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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gnat
noun
: any of various small usually biting two-winged flies
Medical Definition
gnat
noun
: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies (as a midge or blackfly)
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