Gluestick Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Not really wildlife, except I was pretty wild about this!Ten days or so, (last day in France) Mrs Gluey and I were picking fruit from what we laughingly call our orchard and I was bitten by summat. Not that I knew at the time.....Driving back to Blighty, in my usual fashion - right arm resting on the top of the door- it was pretty hot and sunny and my right arm started itching like mad.It gradually swelled and discoloured...Went to the quack first day I was back and it was diagnosed as a Horse Fly Bite. Huge doses of antibiotic over seven days (which does my old tum tum and lower bits no favours) and now almost normal again.Not a good "Selfie": tricky to take a pic of your arm. Apparently the bad infection caused a massive bout of cellulitis. No fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Looks like an allergic reaction to something like parsnip or wild parsnip - or maybe some other umbefillifrerie (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Was not near anything such as Umbelliferae family, Andy.Interesting family of plants:See here:Now the swelling has gone down, I can see one central hole.No fun, whatever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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