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Originally Posted by Cynic
Keep watching that lump.
Curiosity led me to some insect sleuthing. If you lined up all the plant and animal species side by side, every fifth one would be some kind of beetle. Most don't bite, but some do. And one species produces a substance cantharidin, which if it penetrates the skin can cause skin necrosis. A reaction similar to the bite of brown recluse spiders.
If anything looks iffy, get yourself to the doctor.
And something I definitely didn't need to know is that centipedes can bite. Sweet dreams!  |
Centipedes can and WILL light your ass up.
No poisonous snakes in Hawaii, but they have centipedes almost as big that love to chomp on humans. The ones that got me felt a lot like a hornet sting. Some people can have a bad reaction to the bites.
Good luck with your hand, AM.
TR
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