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What bit me?

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  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    When I used to bite my wife's bum, she used to rush out to the doc's straight away and have tetanus and rabies jabs...ended up like a pin cushion.

    But for all gardening you want to ensure tetanus is up to date anyway - for those scratches and scrapes...

    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    I have been relatively lucky so far with tic bites, never had any sign of Lymes despite having suffered many dozens of bites over the years. It is a constant worry though as it is a problem round here.
  • rebeccamM6CA_Gn6rebeccamM6CA_Gn6 Posts: 133
    I don't think silverfish bite people do they?!? I hate them enough as it is already - eeks!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Rarely according to the net. I wouldn't worry about it😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Thrips can bite sometimes, apparently!
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited May 2020
    I will google thrips just in case. Ladybirds can give you a painful nip too.
    Nope. Nothing like that but exactly like a silverfish.😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    edited May 2020
    I wouldn't have thought silverfish would bite/sting, they are just 'powder' when stepped on......
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    And when squashed against your skin,they leave a greeny brown streak but they're not oozy like slugs😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    My GP says the NHS don't do tetanus top up jabs any more, they believe once you've had a course, you shouldn't need top-ups. Not sure I 100% believe her.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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