i love most all living creatures except some homo sapiens... i love reading e.o. wilson, and i know in part he became an entomologist because of them, that he was inspired by & had particular love of them,... but i hate and despise ants!!! spent 2.5 hrs yesterday ridding the kitchen of little biters (tho now our kitchen is very clean - always a plus, always a plus). today i put up the giant tarp over the giant driveway frame & felt a bite in my croc. just one fire ant had got me, & i'm now in excruciating pain, shaking & sweating. when i was little i was swarmed by ants so badly that dad had to throw me in a nearby creek to get them off & i was sick afterward. so i know ants are highly intelligent, but i hate & despise them. fire ant pain is about the worst there is for me.
i was stupid to get bitten bc i have perfectly good work boots, so once i dressed the bite, i belatedly stuck them on & got back to work. but when i pulled them off a few mins ago, my foot had swollen into the boot & once released, it began to burn & throb worse than before.
i must be allergic for one little ant bite to hurt this badly, but i've gone through this before & know i don't need the hospital. so now it's ibuprofen & rest for me... i hope i don't have to go to bed over this. :(
another day wasted. argh!!!!
i have learned another valuable lesson that i knew & didn't abide, but will now without fail - when working outside, always wear boots.
at left is a flyer. it will be fun. i won't be in pain then i hope, unless i do something else stupid, which is probable.
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ok, i just found this interesting graphic which makes me realize i have no idea what type of ant stung me, but it's been about an hr and it still is burning like crazy. :( time to get out the raid. if you are reading this, WATCH FOR INSECTS!!!
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