If you’re exerting yourself at all, you pretty much have to mouth breathe. The way I avoid gobbling up any flying insects is to keep my head down while breathing in. It’s surprisingly effective.
Slightly related, my son once had a bee go up his nose while we were out cycling. I say only slightly related because he wasn’t actually going that fast; he was only about 8. He stopped suddenly, complaining about something going up his nose. Neither of us realised what had actually happened until he coughed up a still-squirming bee in a pool of phlegm.
I once accidentally ate a June bug while on my bicycle.
Im wondering how often this sort of thing happens to animals who move fast.
I also now never mouth breathe on my bike. Regardless if I’m winded or not. No more June bugs for me, thanks.
If you’re exerting yourself at all, you pretty much have to mouth breathe. The way I avoid gobbling up any flying insects is to keep my head down while breathing in. It’s surprisingly effective.
Slightly related, my son once had a bee go up his nose while we were out cycling. I say only slightly related because he wasn’t actually going that fast; he was only about 8. He stopped suddenly, complaining about something going up his nose. Neither of us realised what had actually happened until he coughed up a still-squirming bee in a pool of phlegm.
Like, you actually ATE the june bug?! Daaamn!!! Yuuuuuck!
It just came in and right to the back and reflex kicked in and down it went.
This happened when I was a teenager and the horror of it all still haunts me to this day.