[Stanajudy]

My guess would be yellow fly. They look like small bees and do bite.

[Fredman]

I did not know that fire ants could FLY

[NotGolfer]

I've read where swabbing the sting with vinegar helps. Then benedryl cream as well. I've been stung by red ants here and up north by bees. With the bee stings I always have a "chills" reaction as well...so don't know if that meant I might be allergic to them. Luckily that was many years ago and none since.

[Taltarzac725]

I will talk to the dog park owners soon about these three stings. Only the two on my right thigh are red and sore to the touch. They do not itch.

Probably some kind of hornet sting.

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by Fredman

I did not know that fire ants could FLY

You learn new things every day!

[noslices1]

Sounds like a Fire Ant to me.

[noslices1]

Fire Ants can’t fly. She just said she saw a bug flying about a yard away. Didn’t say that was the actual cause. Fire Ants crawl up your leg and bite when the want to. Try to brush them off and they will bite again.

[Lee314]

I was driving my golf cart on Bonita and saw something land on my left hand. I flicked my hand and the pain was unbearable. Once I arrived at golf course I noticed I had a small hole in knuckle of my finger And blood on my shorts. It was definitely about an inch long and the pain was very bad. The swelling and itching was quite uncomfortable for about a week. Not that this helps you discover what this was but I was moving at about 20 mph when it hit me. Left no stinger and swelling went to my wrist. Ice was the only thing that brought relief

[Taltarzac725]

I did talk to an employee at the Villages' area dog park where this happened.

He said he would relay the message and I had showed him the red spots on my leg where I got stung or bitten.

I did tell him that the flying bug I saw around was brown and yellow.

Originally Posted by Lee314

I was driving my golf cart on Bonita and saw something land on my left hand. I flicked my hand and the pain was unbearable. Once I arrived at golf course I noticed I had a small hole in knuckle of my finger And blood on my shorts. It was definitely about an inch long and the pain was very bad. The swelling and itching was quite uncomfortable for about a week. Not that this helps you discover what this was but I was moving at about 20 mph when it hit me. Left no stinger and swelling went to my wrist. Ice was the only thing that brought relief

[Taltarzac725]

Thanks for the response.

I also have had little swelling and not much of an itch.

Originally Posted by strumbull

Same thing happened to me a few days ago. I got stung twice. It was crazy painful and left a significant size hole. Minimal swelling and not very itchy. The description of the insect matches yours.

[Topspinmo]

My guess sweat bee ������?

[graciegirl]

Here are some pictures of insect stings here in Central Florida, Tal.


Skin reaction to insect bites in Central Florida. - Bing images

[Byte1]

If you are looking for empathy, I can tell you that I was once stung by an Asian Hornet and my whole arm went numb for a couple hours. And I am not allergic to bee stings.
If you want sympathy, I hope you get better soon.
If you are looking on TOTV for advice, I would suggest that you go straight to the Villages ER when this happens. Of course, it may take a while for them to see you and they may quarantine you for two weeks. Seriously though, when this happens it won't hurt you to call an ER nurse for advice. They can probably give you the right answer with only a couple questions asked.

[oldkatz]

I had similar situation mine was a wrap bite I had bad reaction and had to get shot to counter the reaction

Originally Posted by oldkatz

I had similar situation mine was a wrap bite I had bad reaction and had to get shot to counter the reaction

I'm also allergic to wraps. I've only been bitten by a wrap once but it was bad.