gnat

The scans revealed three insects: a fungus gnat, a black fly, and an ancient ant.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

The novel opens by describing a local gnat infestation that seems to have spread to the writing, because all the words containing “nat” have been given a silent “g,” as in “extermignate” and “gnaturally.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Harvard-Westlake opened a 19-point lead in the second quarter, but Mack became like a troublesome gnat in the third quarter, drawing fouls and scoring 12 points to lead a comeback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

The gnat does not attack the plant, its larvae feed on the feeder roots of the tree.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

She flittered around him like a pesky gnat, glad to have someone eager to listen to everything she had to say as she recounted our adventures on the banks of the Rio Grande.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

“Moths, gnats, and God knows what else,” he’d said in the lead-up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The summer humidity in Washington often attracts an unpleasant number of insects, and The Weather Channel is reporting that swarms of mosquitoes and gnats may find their way into the cage.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

With no screens or cell phones to take our attention, we ‘worked’ outside in the back of a pickup under a shade tree with a big fan that kept the gnats away.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

It was a night when gnats came out by the hundreds at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

She let go of my knee and went back to swatting gnats away from Wishbone.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor