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I have a loads of different insect sprays. The misses has said that I have a problem and I'm obsessed by bitey insects.
Worst bite I had was in Mauritius, swear it felt like a gun shot (I imagine) and I could hear the noise of the bite.
Just under my armpit and my arm went numb.
Perhaps I should start a worst bite website and make money from the advertising. Worstbitey.com
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostDoesn't work, and is greasy
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Originally posted by RSoles View PostMy grandad used to say that the trick was not to disturb them if you get bitten. 'Let them sook'.
They inject digestive fluids in and then suck them out again, disturbing them leave more juice in, a bigger swelling.
Never been able to not swat the bastards though.
I got bitten in the nether regions by one yesterday, boy did that hurt.
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Finally worked out what was biting me in my back garden in Walthamstow - blandford flies. They're pretty small but said to have a worse bite than a horse fly. Count yourself lucky.
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Nasty feckers them. Apparently they don't stick a proboscis into you, they actually bite off a chunk of skin.
No wonder they hurt
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Originally posted by RSoles View PostMy grandad used to say that the trick was not to disturb them if you get bitten. 'Let them sook'.
They inject digestive fluids in and then suck them out again, disturbing them leave more juice in, a bigger swelling.
Never been able to not swat the bastards though.
I got bitten in the nether regions by one yesterday, boy did that hurt.
I'm obsessed with not being bitten.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThree bites on my back. Ow ow and ow.
Nasty critters. Bites will itch quite badly for a week
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My grandad used to say that the trick was not to disturb them if you get bitten. 'Let them sook'.
They inject digestive fluids in and then suck them out again, disturbing them leave more juice in, a bigger swelling.
Never been able to not swat the bastards though.
I got bitten in the nether regions by one yesterday, boy did that hurt.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostNot a line of bites, and it happened while I was by the pool.
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