Gnat (pronounced /næt/, "nat") is a colloquial name for any of various small insects in the order Diptera and specifically within the suborder Nematocera. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of Nematocera are generally primitive flies, typically recognized by filamentous multi-segmented antennae which may be plumose in some males This suborder represents the more primitive members of the Dipteran order but still contains several very notable and important families such as the Chironomidae (non-biting midges) and the Culicidae (mosquitoes). Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids or non-biting Midges) are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution Midges comprise many kinds of very small two-winged flies The term does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group but includes animals in several families of Nematoceran Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs Other families include the Tipulidae (crane flies), Bibionidae (hairflies), Ceratopogonidae (biting midges), Cecidomyiidae (gall midges), Simuliidae (black flies), and others. Insects in the family Tipulidae are commonly known as crane flies. Bibionidae, march flies and Love bugs is a family of flies ( Diptera) Ceratopogonidae, or biting Midges (including what are called in the United States, no-see-ums, midgies, Sand flies Cecidomyiidae (sometimes misspelled Cecidomyidae) is a family of flies (Order Diptera) known as gall midges or gall gnats. A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the

The males often assemble together in large mating swarms, particularly at dusk.

Gnat larvae are mostly free-living. Many feed on plants, though some are carnivorous. A carnivore (ˈkɑrnɪvɔər meaning 'meat eater' ( Latin carne meaning 'flesh' and vorare meaning 'to devour' is any animal with a diet consisting Larval plant feeders (e. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example g. the Hessian fly larva) cause root, stem, or leaf galls to be formed by the host plant. The hessian fly or barley midge, Mayetiola destructor, is a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops including Wheat, Galls or plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of Plant tissues and can be caused by various Parasites from Fungi and bacteria, to Insects Some species of fungus gnats (families Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae) are very common pests of mushrooms and roots of potted plants in homes and greenhouses. Fungus gnats are small dark short-lived flies, of the families Sciaridae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae Mycetophilidae is a family of very small flies, forming the bulk of those species known as Fungus gnats There are approximately 3000 described species in 150 genera Sciaridae is a family of flies, commonly known as dark-winged fungus gnats. A mushroom is the fleshy Spore -bearing Fruiting body of a Fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse or hothouse) is a building where plants are cultivated

Some South American Pleurothallid orchids are pollinated by tiny gnats and have correspondingly small flowers. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Pleurothallidinae are a neotropical subtribe of Plants of the orchid family ( Orchidaceae) including 29 genera in more than 4000 species A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also

Often times it is spelled "knat" instead of gnat.

See also

• Black fly
• Eye gnat
• Gnat bug
• Gall gnats
• Sand gnat
• Dark-winged fungus gnat
• Midge
• Mosquito

A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Eye gnats or eye flies are very small (15-25 mm long flies in the genus Hippelates (family Chloropidae) that frequently congregate Enicocephalidae, also called unique-headed bug and gnat bug, are a family of 130 Species of the Suborder Heteroptera Cecidomyiidae (sometimes misspelled Cecidomyidae) is a family of flies (Order Diptera) known as gall midges or gall gnats. Sandfly (or sand fly) is a colloquial name for any species or Genus of flying biting Blood-sucking Dipteran encountered in sandy areas Sciaridae is a family of flies, commonly known as dark-winged fungus gnats. Midges comprise many kinds of very small two-winged flies The term does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group but includes animals in several families of Nematoceran Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs

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