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noticing water

Mosquito

Mosquito

Bugs like flies and mosquitoes will hang around water. If you happen to hear a lot of buzzing, then you should be close to a water source.


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bees and flies as water locaters
by: Anonymous

That is very true and in arid areas if you notice bees and or flies you are very close to water. I think it is the fly that can't survive much farther than 500 feet from a water source. After all bees travel great distances to collect pollen.

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