“Ughh, sääsed!”: The summertime menace

VINCENT TEETSOV

It’s an unmistakably Estonian summer experience. You’re sitting around the fire as the sun lowers in the sky, and just as you remark on how lovely the scene is, the six-legged monsters move in.

It starts with one. It bites the back of your neck without so much as a “palun” (“please”) or a “kas ma võin teiega õhtusöögile tulla?” (“may I join you for dinner?”).

No, these beings are sly. They land quietly on your skin and poke through with their proboscis without you even noticing. Then their pals stop by, based on the recommendation of the last visitor. News spreads fast about good blood.

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