Unidentified insect sting/bite?
Jun.11, 2011 in
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I was at the zoo the other day and something stung/bit me and it’s becoming very annoying. It seems too large for a mosquito bite unless that thing sucked for a couple minutes. Anyway, there are two of these stings/bites on the back of my leg. This and the fact I was smothered in insect repellent makes me suspect a bee or wasp (since I saw some really funky looking hymenoptras flying around). I’ve only been stung once or twice before though so I’m not really familiar with what the sting is like. The itching from the sting/bite extends a couple inches around the area where the skin was stung/bit. I’m putting cortizone on the area, but it isn’t helping much. Is there anything else I can use to help the itching subside?
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June 16th, 2011 at 9:35 am
There is a product called “After Bite” that is specific for soothing insect bites.
There is the possibility that it could be almost any insect. If it had been a wasp or bee, then you would have noticed when it happened. But hive insects do not tend to bite or sting unless they feel threatened.
It could be a spider bite, too. All spiders are poisonous, but in the northern hemisphere, the vast majority are not dangerous to humans.
If it is a spider bite, it would have likely come up like a large pimple that would contain a greenish-yellowish puss. If that is the case, then pop the bite until you start to get blood. It will end up going away within a day or two after that.
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June 21st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Not sure what part of the world you live in, but have you considered the possibility of spiders. In the US there are two POISONOUS types of spiders. Black Widows and Brown (House) Recluse.
There are other types of less dangerous, but still dangerous spiders. Wolf spiders are related to Tarantulas. Smaller, but more dangerous.
A few years ago, I was bitten by a Wolf spider. On my left shoulder blade. Caused paralysis of my left arm for about a month.
UNKNOWN BITES ARE NOTHING TO GUESS ABOUT. Get medical help. NOW.
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