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Originally Posted by Marty94 (Post 1803377)

I was stung by a fire ant coming out of the Colony pool two nights ago. It must have fallen out of one of the trees. It landed right in the crease of my arm. The sting is similar to a bee sting. I used Benadryl gel, but it still stings 2 days later.

Fire ants nest in the ground , not in trees .....

Regarding "leaving the stinger" - only bees do that, and they die as soon as it happens, which is why an actual bee can only sting you once.

Wasps and hornets can sting you multiple times - precisely because they don't leave the stinger in your skin when they sting you.

Other insects and bugs can/will bite, but very few have stingers around here.

The most common critter that -might- be the culprit would be a red wasp. If their nest is disturbed or threatened they will sting pretty much anything nearby as a defense. They typically won't sting you if they're away from the nest and you're not swatting at them. But their sting, when they do sting, is incredibly painful, and yes they can sting more than once in rapid succession.

Since this happened at the dog park it's possible one of the pooches disturbed a nest near where you were standing/sitting. You'll usually find them up somewhere. Against the wall of a house that has an overhang with soffits, or near the roof supports of a public restroom, or in between the posts of a canopy. They can nest almost anywhere but that's where you'll see them most.

This dog park has a lot of trees and fencing for sections for different sized pooches and also has a 5 acre back field for exercise for all dogs.

I got stung while waiting for my dog Beau to cross a field. I was in a fenced in spot underneath the shade of a jacaranda tree. The tree is in another section -- for small dogs-- but its branches jut out over the exit waiting area.

I did talk to an employee there yesterday and he said someone will check for nests.

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1803675)

Yellowjacket - Wikipedia

It was probably one of these that stung me the other day. UF/IFAS Pest Alert

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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 1803133)

I was out with Beau at one of the Villages' area dog parks and got stung or bitten by a flying insect about 3/4 an inch long.

Had shorts on and noticed pain on my right thigh which was quite sharp and very focused. Pushed my hand under my shorts' right pant leg and the pain decreased but started right back up a few inches away.

I brushed at the sting above by knee and was rewarded by something stinging or biting by left index finger.

This felt like a bee sting but there was no stinger.

I did have a small hole at two points of my upper right leg.

They welted a bit but very little.

I did see a flying bug a yard or so away from me after I had pushed my hand down to find out was was causing this pain.

Pain has continued a few hours but is quite mild now.

Never had this kind of pain though from such a small flying insect. Looking like a small bee or hornet. But more like a bee?

My left index finger is a little red but that is all.

It is getting better though. Just wondering what bit or stung me?

I thought I stepped on a fire ant but I was advised it was a wasp ant. It felt like I stepped on a piece of glass. The pain lasted for about a week.

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Originally Posted by xcaligirl (Post 1804181)

I thought I stepped on a fire ant but I was advised it was a wasp ant. It felt like I stepped on a piece of glass. The pain lasted for about a week.

Sad to hear.

I did go to this dog park this morning and did not see much of anything flying around. I did avoid going into the exit fenced in section where the jacaranda tree provides shade. These are the very pretty trees with lavender colored flowers. ENH476/ST317: Jacaranda mimosifolia: Jacaranda