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As its name suggests, skunk cabbage flowers give off a musky odor that attracts carrion-eating flies and gnats.
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Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Groundskeepers tried using bug sprays and torches, but the gnats wouldn’t budge.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
These wipes protect against and repel mosquitoes, ticks, gnats and more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
The Dyneema Composite Fabric 8 (DCF 8) tub floor extends 9 inches (23 cm) in height to better protect from blowing rain and ground water, while the properly tiny holes of the no-see-um mesh keep even minuscule gnats and biting midges out while letting air circulate freely.
—New Atlas, 17 May 2025
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Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Groundskeepers tried using bug sprays and torches, but the gnats wouldn’t budge.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
These wipes protect against and repel mosquitoes, ticks, gnats and more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
The Dyneema Composite Fabric 8 (DCF 8) tub floor extends 9 inches (23 cm) in height to better protect from blowing rain and ground water, while the properly tiny holes of the no-see-um mesh keep even minuscule gnats and biting midges out while letting air circulate freely.
—New Atlas, 17 May 2025
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“Gnat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnat. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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