chironomids 搖蚊

chironomids
繁: 搖蚊
簡: 摇蚊

本共同社周四（22日）報道，大阪‧關西世博會會場近日出現大量看似蚊的昆蟲「搖蚊」，令遊客感困擾。

大阪世博會現大量「搖蚊」困擾遊客​ (2025年5月22日)。明報新聞網，取自https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E4%B8%96%E5%8D%9A/article/20250522/special/1747911731413

The insects, called chironomids, do not bite people or suck their blood, but that has not made them any less unpopular with Expo visitors, who describe them as “disgusting.”

2025 Osaka Expo: Expo Venue Hit by Swarms of Chironomids; Organizers Cooperating with Pest Control Companies, Others to Deal with Outbreak (2025, May 26). The Japan News. Retrieved from https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20250526-256267/