Evil flies on the loose

[Somewhatfoolish]

"Beware of the superfly with a taste for humans"

"The experts say the Blandford fly - a tiny bug that used to be found only in streams in rural southern England - is moving into towns and cities, encouraged by the popularity of garden water features."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1298527/...

I mention this cause one of the fkers has got me and I'm now confined to bed for "at least" 48 hours.

Good taste prevents me from uploading an image of my leg and foot in the first instance, but if anyone wants to see please ask.

[condor]

I'm guessing you've got blisters that look like urine coloured lozenges all over

Please tell if it's not quite like that

[Somewhatfoolish]

Only a few blisters... it's the cellulitus that's the real bh.

[UncleRic]

If you'd chopped your leg off whilst trying to change a set of spark plugs, or snapped your arm in half changing gear to overtake a coach we'd have had some lovely pictures to gawk at.

Now, either this 'super fly' has only left a tiny-little-pin-prick-of-a-bite or you have girly-stick-legs..

I, for one, am intrigued as to how bad a fly bite can really get..

Also, my sympathys This post in largely in jest. I hope you have a full and swift recovery.

[Georgiegirl]

I want to see!

[Hoover.]

I can confirm these are evil nasty things (Blandford Fly)....

was bitten last year by one, and was off work for weeks recovering,

and was bitten last weekend by one, and have spent the last week off recovering... back to work tomorrow, as this time acted quickly once knew what was happening.... unlike last year did the typical bloke thing leaving it thinking it will go away.

[sinizter]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Webber3]

Hoover. said:

I can confirm these are evil nasty things (Blandford Fly)....

was bitten last year by one, and was off work for weeks recovering,

and was bitten last weekend by one, and have spent the last week off recovering... back to work tomorrow, as this time acted quickly once knew what was happening.... unlike last year did the typical bloke thing leaving it thinking it will go away.

Acted quickly? What's the treatment?

[Hoover.]

sinizter said:

Pics or it didn't happen.

Hope this satisifies your your thirst .. apologises for quality iphone camera is shi(not very good)t.

... last year camping bitten in Norfolk

..... last years' bite after I burst the blister, still a big mottled palm sized scar on leg

... this years bite which is substantially small then last years, just recovering from.

GP's don't appear to have any idea, so whilst at home out of curiosity I done some reasearch.... appears a few have experienced it on PH, and I also came across this article local to me http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=blandford+fly+...


If you are bitten get down the GP's asap, and get some antibiotics ,after firstt lot which didn't work for me, this did Augmentin 625Mg (so nothing special required).

Edited by Hoover. on Tuesday 11th October 14:37

Edited by Hoover. on Tuesday 11th October 14:40

[ghamer]

Eeeeerrrrrggggghhhhhh!

[condor]

Does look nasty - not like my orange lozenge type blisters I thought were being described.

These are far worse.

[Hoover.]

I could be wrong, but after sitting at home for a week with nothing to do except atp at the key board, this is my consclusion from seeing other pics and posts

ohhh and somoeone did as for pics