A venomous insect bite, help me figure it out

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Melander, 11.09.2007 18:47

Greetings to all!

Recently bitten by something poisonous, presumably an insect. Please help me find out who it was based on the signs. The case took place in the Southern Federal District of Russia, on the Black Sea.

It stung in my sleep when I automatically brushed it off the bed with my hand. Judging by the tactile sensations, it was quite large. At first I thought it was a hornet (there are a lot of them flying now), but there was no buzzing, I woke up abruptly from the bite, and there was no hornet or anything else on the floor either. Presumably, the insect escaped.

After stinging - sharp pain, on the skin, in the place where the sting entered, a small incision was noticeable, i.e. the sting is most likely flat. A red dot appeared, then a white circle of about 3-4 mm. After a few minutes, a white line began to move away from the mug and lengthen (did the poison go through the vessel?). My arm ached quite badly, and the pain radiated to the crook of my elbow and even, it seemed, to my heart. After about 15 minutes, the palm was slightly swollen and reddened. The intense pain continued, gradually subsiding, for about an hour, but even after approx. 10 hours the stinging point is painful to the touch.

The most interesting thing is that at the site of stinging, the skin changed its texture with a spot of about 7 mm - the skin pattern smoothed out, it seemed to shrink.

Tell me, please, what stung me?

This post was edited by Melander - 09/11/2007 18: 49