A case of the heebie jeebies

BUG OFF!!!!!
Now where does that saying come from?
We usually use it when we are annoyed with someone.
Well over the weekend I went camping and had my first real encounter with those creepy, crawly and buzzing creatures called bugs.
The first day we were there it rained a bit and the mosquitoes were out, but not too bad.
Then it was cold and windy for part of the weekend and chilly in the evenings so there was not too many skeeters bugging us.
Sunday we decided to go on a two mile hike in search of wild flowers. It was very pleasant and we discovered several flowers that we had not seen before. Heading back to camp we were feeling tickled by the jaunt. Little did we know but the tickling was from wood ticks.
I had one on me and my mom had two and the dog had six.
From that moment on I felt itchy, and skittish, thinking ever itch was a tick.
Then Monday evening bringing in the laundry off the line at home I was buzzed by skeeters.
Tuesday morning a big bug landed in my hair when I walked by a spruce tree... needless to say I had the heebie jeebies all day again.
The reaction to the big bug was to swat it off and I guess that is where BUG OFF comes from.
–Until then,
Ken