sugardaddy
07-26-2004, 10:31
Hey all, first time user of Whiteblaze here... I'm thru-hiking now, currently in Hanover, NH. I got bit by some kind of insect the other day. Now my ankle is all swolen and I have a rash. Pictures to be posted to my trailjuornals site next week... www.trailjournals.com/sugardaddy
I only got a quick glance at it before I swiped the thing off my leg, but here's what I saw. Its back looked shiny and hard, like a beetle. But it was long and skinny like an ant, not round like a beetle. I think it had a mouth like a tick, with pincers that come in from the sides. The entire bug was about three quarters of an inch long, black, shiny, with no spots or stripes. I got bit in Vermont, just south of Cloudland Road (18 miles AT south of Hanover).
Anyone know what this is? Why is my ankle swolen? What meds do I need? Reply here or sign my trailjournals guestbook... Thanks!
I only got a quick glance at it before I swiped the thing off my leg, but here's what I saw. Its back looked shiny and hard, like a beetle. But it was long and skinny like an ant, not round like a beetle. I think it had a mouth like a tick, with pincers that come in from the sides. The entire bug was about three quarters of an inch long, black, shiny, with no spots or stripes. I got bit in Vermont, just south of Cloudland Road (18 miles AT south of Hanover).
Anyone know what this is? Why is my ankle swolen? What meds do I need? Reply here or sign my trailjournals guestbook... Thanks!