Drain flies look like tiny, fuzzy moths—if moths were drunk and forgot their wings. They hang out near sinks, showers, and floor drains, because they love the slimy gunk you swore you cleaned last week.
Fungus gnats are the other culprits. They look like microscopic mosquitoes with long legs and a knack for hovering right in your face when you’re trying to read. These guys live in overwatered houseplant soil, treating your poor ficus like a resort pool.
If you see them mostly in the bathroom? It’s drain flies. If they’re camped out near your succulent that’s somehow still alive, it’s fungus gnats. Either way, they’re annoying little freeloaders.
Why Are They Here? (A Comedy of Errors)
Drain flies aren’t picky. They breed in the gross organic film that collects in your drain pipes—soap scum, hair, toothpaste drool. It’s like a five-star nursery for fly larvae, and you’re the landlord.
Fungus gnats are plant-obsessed. You water your peace lily, and the topsoil stays damp for days. To a gnat, that’s a lush, moist kingdom where they can party and lay eggs without paying rent. Overwater once, and boom—you have a flying infestation.
Neither of them bite or spread disease. They’re just aggressively present, like that one friend who texts “u up?” at 3 AM. Their only goal is to annoy you until you take action.
