Insect Food
Posted: Tue 29 July, 2008 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Animals, Domestic, Health, Work-related |1 Comment »I don’t know exactly why (other than that it’s something which runs in our family) but in summer, I’m apparently exceptionally tasty to all forms of insect – particularly gnats, mosquitos and bastard horseflies (to give them their proper name) but really any biting bug will have a go at me.
Over the weekend, I got bitten by several of the aforementioned bastard fucking bugs, including one bite on the base of my left thumb. It’s that one that today is causing me real hassle – not least because of course I am left handed.
You see, with me the bites aren’t the only thing. The area round the bite swells up into a solid lump of lymph fluid and gubbins, which makes the entire thing even less fun. And in particular, it’s making the entire of the base of my left hand (i.e. the thumb and wrist area) really stiff and painful.
It’ll wear off after a day or so, but right now it’s driving me utterly fucking bananas.
Me too.
I heard somewhee the other day that if you are susceptible, if you eat marmite every day, they leave you alone.
Now, I *like* marmite, but I’m not sure about every day. Interestingly, I often put a bit in cooking, and for the 3 days after I didi this last weekend, nothing bit more.