Red Midges/Gnats (Yavchushin Adumin): Difference between revisions
Created page with "Red midges/gnats are a type of sheretz (creeping thing) that develops in water or wine that has been stored in a wooden barrel for a long time. == In Laws of Immersion and Hand Washing == In the Talmud, it states that red midges are sheratzim created from water, as Chazal phrase it "their initial creation is from water," and therefore they are defined in certain halachic definitions as water for almost all matters. In Masechet Zevachim, it mentions that it's even possib..." |
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One of the sheratzim that fits Rashi's identifying features is the non-biting midge (scientific name: Chironomus) or sometimes called "tufted mosquito," which is a genus in the family Chironomidae. The larva develops in various aquatic environments such as puddles and lakes, and it is very common in Eretz Yisrael. The wingless larvae have a reddish-brown body color due to the hemoglobin dissolved in their blood, hence their name "red midges." | One of the sheratzim that fits Rashi's identifying features is the non-biting midge (scientific name: Chironomus) or sometimes called "tufted mosquito," which is a genus in the family Chironomidae. The larva develops in various aquatic environments such as puddles and lakes, and it is very common in Eretz Yisrael. The wingless larvae have a reddish-brown body color due to the hemoglobin dissolved in their blood, hence their name "red midges." | ||
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