Insect sting

[Biker Joe]

There I was today quietly enjoying a good ride and the glorious weather when a hornet decided to join me on the ride inside my cycle clothing.
I found out when I experienced a horrible sting on the side of my abdomen because I had restricted its freedom of movement.
I stopped very quickly, removed my top.(also very quickly).
This beast dropped out onto the road. At first I thought it was a wasp but, on closer inspection, it was much too big for a wasp. Definitely a hornet.
I am now in considerable pain with a 2 inch angry red swelling on my abdomen.
Probably going to get a disturbed nights sleep tonight.
Oh , the joys of cycling in the countryside.

 

[Peteaud]

This thread is useless without pics

 

[Jaco45er]

Glad it's just not me, I get eaten alive on the tracks in summer

 

[videoman]

I get bitten by anything which flies, midges, mozzies etc and can react quite badly as well. I always use Anthisan cream which I find great for taking the itchiness away.

 

[Biker Joe]

I get bitten by anything which flies, midges, mozzies etc and can react quite badly as well. I always use Anthisan cream which I find great for taking the itchiness away.

Great I shall try that.It's not itching at the moment just bloody painful.( excuse expletive).

 

[john-boy]

i feel for you mate. i got savaged last week by a horse fly, three times around the same area and had a reaction to it. to cut a long story short i ended up on antibiotics for a week and couldnt walk because of the swelling. Hope it doesnt cause to much discomfort and i can second the Anthisan cream

 

[Gains84]

If been stung by 4 wasps in the last 5 days so I feel your pain and im more than ready for winter to get the blighters off the road now! lol

 

[Jaco45er]

Gains, next ride take an Epipen if you're going to be that unlucky

 

[Peteaud]

Read today that the Wasps are gorging on fermenting fruit and basicaly getting pi**ed up and stinging for the fun of it.

 

[Jaco45er]

Thats All we need, chavy drunk wasps !!!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Try lemon juice or vinegar on that hornet sting. Wasps have alkaline venom, this will neutralize. Bee venom is acid, so bicarb of soda or weak ammonia will help. Geese are also getting into windfall apples, and they are considerably larger, though not venomous.

 

[Dave 123]

Cycling to work last week my son was stung on the lip by a wasp. Luckily it can't have given him the full dose as he only had a slight swelling.

 

[Biker Joe]

Try lemon juice or vinegar on that hornet sting. Wasps have alkaline venom, this will neutralize. Bee venom is acid, so bicarb of soda or weak ammonia will help. Geese are also getting into windfall apples, and they are considerably larger, though not venomous.

Nice bit of information that. Thanks. (Will watch out for for those gooses)

 

[JamesM]

Nibali got stung yesterday in the Vuelta

Chris Horner got a bee in his mouth too. It's been a few years since I've had t hat misfortune touch wood...

 

[Biker Joe]

[quote="JamesM, post: 2634586, member: 3211"
-- It's been a few years since I've had t hat misfortune touch wood...[/quote]
Oh dear. Oh deary me. You shouldn't have said that.