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Post by Tringa on Aug 21, 2015 10:20:52 GMT
During the walk with the dog yesterday morning some little creature got me on the right hand and did this(left hand included for comparison). I was vaguely aware of a little bite at the time, but I'm really aware of it now. It is hot and really itchy; but it is the first uncomfortable bite I have had this year, so shouldn't complain. Dave  H1H2-horz by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr |
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Post by accipiter on Aug 21, 2015 15:10:55 GMT
Looks nasty was it a horse fly Dave, I still bare the red mark on my leg many years later and just once in a while it itches something awful just to remind me of the event. Steer clear of dirty ditches I was told but what can one do whenever something interesting appears on the horizon one's first instinct is to jump into the nearest ditch.
Lost a leg down a rabbit hole the day too Dave I really must stop looking ahead instead of where I am going, I did not not literally lose my leg you understand, but I am sure you get the picture.
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Post by shirl100 on Aug 21, 2015 17:04:09 GMT
Horse flies really are nasty little things, most biting insects don't seem to like me (even when I am in Scotland in June) but a horse fly will have a go. I find if I don't touch the bite at all then it doesn't swell up, my theory is cover it quickly so you can't touch it. Maybe won't work for anyone else but it seems to work for me.
Hope it goes quickly Dave
Shirl
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Post by Eristic on Aug 21, 2015 22:29:32 GMT
Not sure if this will work for horse flies but it is good for mozzies and midges, and does assume there is the plant comfrey availabe. Take a fat stem, split it in half and scrape the green jelly out. Spread this gunk over the bite area and leave it to dry. Works on the allotment, not so sure about country lanes.
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Post by Tringa on Aug 22, 2015 7:02:50 GMT
Thanks for the comments all. I am fairly sure it wadn't a horse fly. I am familiar with them in Scotland and they tend to be reasonably easy to notice. I can understand that different species could have a different effect but I have no reaction to the clegs I've been bitten by in Scotland, other than going. "Ouch" at the bite itself.
I suspect this may have been one of the black flies as the effect is similar to a bite I had a few years ago, where I saw the fly. The only thing that makes me doubtful about black fly is I was no where near water when I got this bite.
The swelling is going down a bit and I can see exactly where it got me.
Thanks for the tip about comfrey, Eristic.
Dave
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Post by teasel on Sept 6, 2015 13:21:45 GMT
Flower bug bites seem to be the worst for me - tiny silvery and a reaction well beyongd their size! Hope you've healed now.
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