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[croemer]

On 8/14/2014 MOONRISER said: Geesh Croemer, that must have been very scary and a whole lot of hurt. Glad you got help and didn't lose your leg or foot.

LOL...me too MOON! Really scary I felt nothing....you imagine a bite would hurt.

[MOONRISER]

BTW------what the heck is a blister bug?

[stilltamn8r]

On 8/14/2014 croemer said:

On 8/14/2014 september said: I don't like spiders either, but have had to get used to them after almost 30 years of living in CA. There are so many of them here. I'm okay with seeing them out in the yard, but I use insecticides to control them along the perimeter of the house....keeps them from moving in.

I was bit outside on my patio...was wearing a pair of thongs...never felt the bite. I did notice one tiny drop of blood...had no idea why. Wiped it off and went about my day, then noticed a big blister where I was bitten...should have been my first clue...but I thought it was a blister bug that bit me.

What is a blister bug??

[september]

Croemer, I see so many of them outside, all the time. I always wear long pants and long sleeved shirts when I'm out in the yard, even though I might get too warm...I try to do my outside chores earlier in the day, because of how I cover up. But I still find bites...usually around my ankles, wrists, or my beltline. I can only make an educated guess that these are spider bites, since we don't have mosquitoes here.

[september]

I'm not sure what a blister bug is either. Oh no...not another biting thing we need to worry about!

[croemer]

Caution bite is not pretty: Pic below

[stilltamn8r]

WOW!!! WHO has THOSE????!!!!

[croemer]

On 8/14/2014 stilltamn8r said:

WOW!!! WHO has THOSE????!!!!

They are mean little suckers and smell awful. I guess they put out a scent so you won't mess with them. Some of the bite pics were far worse...even I didn't know they could get so bad. They like gardens, high grass etc. Can be found in these states:

[croemer]

Want to add they come in different colors and shapes...I assume depending on the area they can be found.

[fortune]

On 8/14/2014 brewhaha said:

They are beautiful creatures. And I like to admire them from a distance.

How far? Two or three miles???