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What bit me?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I was deadheading some roses yesterday when something bit me. It looked a bit like a tiny silverfish only it was a darker colour. It may have been eating leaves as it left a greeny brown streak on my  skin when i squashed it. it must have been holding on tight  as it didn't flick off easily.But i have an itchy spot where it was so it may have been after my blood👹is
Does anyone know what it was?

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    It's just the dreaded rose bush protector dragon!  A smidge of Tiger Balm and the itchy will be relieved!!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Aloe vera gel has been applied!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Wonderful!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Maybe a flowerbug? They pack quite a nip for a titchy beast and the bite can be itchy.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    @pansyface  He looks feisty!!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited May 2020
    It had no wings, no spots no legs I could see. I have since posting found that you can get silverfish in the garden and they can bite.  

    Silverfish

    Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) are 1/2 to 3/4-inch long, silver segmented nocturnal household pests that often spend time in the garden. While they do not normally feed on living plants, they may eat dead insects or fungi. Silverfish are often attracted to the wet conditions found in irrigated garden areas, as well as under bark, rocks and other debris. Control is generally aimed at preventing silverfish from infesting nearby homes. Silverfish in gardens are not considered to be problem insects, otherwise.

    I didn't think i was that good at watering my roses!

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I feel so left out. Nothing ever bites me...even the famous Scottish midge.... :'(

    Hope it's not so itchy today @B3 ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Just a bit but I'll survive. At least it wasn't a tic.
    They probably nibble away at you, but you don't react. Lucky b*****r😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Nature tries hard to put us off gardening or interfering as she sees it. So far I have had 6 tic bites and a nasty chigger attack which is a new record for me this early in the year.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Keep an eye on the tic bites. I had lymes disease once from a tic bite ( bullseye rash). I was really lucky that it was caught early.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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