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It's hot and itchy.
I've not been lying in grass or anything. I was just in the garden and came inside and thought ouch.
It isn't a tick bite.
IANAD
😀👍
it could be...or it could be a reaction to a mosquito bite
Monkeypox
There's no tick hanging on in there, so for me, no it's not a tick bite.
Must be some other garden b4stard.
It's not a tick bite, they bite and hang on while they feed. That looks like it might be blistered, horsefly, mozzie, spider are all more likely.
Nothing to worry about, it's just a one-toothed Adder bite. 😉
6 replies and no it's cat aids yet? Tut, standards
Doesn't look like a tick bite to me either. IANAD
That’s definitely not cat aids - looks more like hedgehog herpes to me!
Monkeypox
beaten too it.
Am I the only one thinking "those four freckles are just like the end of The Plough" - is the OP a space alien reacting to a normally harmless earth creature. #ooohlaaaa
I don't think it's a horsefly bite. They slice rather than puncture.
Horse fly bite?
I the only one thinking “those four freckles are just like the end of The Plough”
Good job it's not Orion. That bite might be full of beetle juice.
Brown recluse 😉
Sticker?
Blandford fly bite? Have you been near water?
They're quite nasty, and distinctive. I had one, that got infected, within a few days I was in severe agony, couldnt walk or barely stand or lie down with any comfort - tremendous back ache, I felt like a 90yo.
I would say, keep an eye on it. Mate got bit by a horse fly whilst we were MTB'ing. Didn't think much about it until a day or two later when it was badly infected.
Thank got we don't live in Australia.
Blandford fly bite?
Now you've got me wanting a nice glass of Blandford Fly....
Good job it’s not Orion. That bite might be full of beetle juice.
Double act going here, nice work
It’s not a tick bite, they bite and hang on while they feed.
They hang on for days and days, and get big and fat.
I am not sure what it is but I've had plenty of them. And you don't notice it happening either.
Baby robin
If it was a tick it would probably still be on there.
Bot fly, deffo.
Monkeypox
Looks like it. To be fair to the OP it could have been caught quite innocently, to quote from the BBC website
It has not previously been described as a sexually transmitted infection, but it can be passed on by direct contact during sex.
Definitely a mango fly or bot fly bite.
Toryitis. Do you feel the need to lie and deceive. Or even an urge for coke n' hookers?
Oh god that video of the dog with mango fly maggots..gips
Thanks for the non-tick reassurance.
That's monkey bum aids that is 😂
Bite from a snake with a missing tooth?
Do you get a ban on here for posting bot fly infestation videos?
If it was a tick then that would go down as a bit of a suck rather than a bite...
Bulgarian secret agents ?
You didn't have a run in with anyone carrying an umbrella did you
Bulgarian secret agents ?
You didn’t have a run in with anyone carrying an umbrella did you
I dread to think how long ago that was, I'm getting old
Eek! Mrs L just found a tick in the shower drain filter. Not aware that it'd been feeding on any of us, but yuck !
Going to buy a big bottle of permethrin for spraying lower trouse legs/boots!
Meant to say we think it's washed out her hair. Went for a walk yesterday that ended up in unexpected jungle warfare. So she's now leaving a brush near the front door for after such adventures
How's Derek ?
I react quite badly to bites and seem to attract all sorts. I don't take any chances these days because it's such a nuisance when they get infected, I clean them off with antiseptic wipes (or whatever there is to hand), then + anthisan cream for a few days and take a piriton a few times x 6hours
For that one OP I'd definitely, personally, be doing this!
Do you live near a 5G mast?
On a serious note though. Take an antihistamine in case it is a horsefly or somesuch
Looks more like an infected horse fly bite.
100% DEET is your friend. "Jungle Strength": take no chances. Liberally apply to lower legs and arms before a ride.
I realise it’s a bit late now but yes it looks like a slightly infected horse fly bite to me IANAD
Blandford fly bite? Have you been near water?
Gah I got about 30 of those things on my legs one very hot day while mixing concrete. Had no clue what they were at first until looking up later but the bites bled freely and itched for about a week . I still hate horseflies but the Blandford fly seems to have easily topped my ‘Flying Insects With Whom I Take Umbrage’ chart.
Brundle fly bites are far worse, you can lose a limb.
I do hope that gets the recognition it deserves.