tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post1254025667385010817..comments2024-03-26T15:29:31.939+09:00Comments on on the edge of ordinary: Got stung yesterdayWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-72838451804107336742010-01-30T08:11:21.075+09:002010-01-30T08:11:21.075+09:00With The Warming many tropical species are moving ...With The Warming many tropical species are moving south. This brings a lot of stingers into new areas where people have never encountered them before.<br /><br />Bluebottles deliver a complex chemical into your skin. You can sometimes disrupt this with hot liquids. Presumably the vinegar is an attempt to also do this. The ice has a numbing effect on the nerves. So the best strategy is a hot wash then the ice.Ken Rolphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-53605747215589557662010-01-26T09:19:32.962+09:002010-01-26T09:19:32.962+09:00I got stung by a bluebottle once and the lifesaver...I got stung by a bluebottle once and the lifesavers put vinegar on but it was only when the ex-hospital warden with us put ice on it that I got any pain relief. It took an hour or so though.Mrs Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302447132864745190noreply@blogger.com