Spiders

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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler

Yeah, that sounds just like LFA. Contrary to the name I rarely notice when they sting me - instead that evening a welt swells up about an inch and a half in diameter, with a burning itch. It stays for week or so, often with the itch subsiding during the day and getting worse at night. I thought it was something like a kissing bug until I actually saw the ants fall on me and then had stings in the same place later.

Try putting peanut butter baits around. It's possible the ants could even be walking out on the spider webs, and stinging you when you walk into them. You would probably notice a spinyback spider walking on your face, and if it did bite I expect the bite itself would hurt.

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LFA can both bite and sting, many people get a different reactions from the two. On seems to create an immediate response and the other is delayed. Liquid benedryl can provide relief from both.