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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)
Guest
Having lived in parts of the world where one gets used to things that bite and sting, one becomes complacent about the nasties that bite in Britain.
To be quite honest I'd rather have a few black widow spiders and the odd funnel web compared with things like the Blandford Fly!
In addition to the Blandford Fly, here are a few things that can give you lots of trouble in England.
Horse Flies - several species.
Gnats - nuisance more than anything else.
Wasps - some people are unknowingly allergic to them.
Bees - again, allergy can be a problem, fortunately British bees are docile compared with the African variety.
Hornets - The sting from a hornet is extremely painful and could easily cause major problems with the young or the elderly. I have been stung twice in my life by hornets.
Spiders - There are several spiders in Britain that who's bite could cause complications. Most notable are the common British House Spider and the False Widow Spider
As a matter of interest there has been no deaths from the bites of the Black Widow/Redback spider and the Funnel Web Spider for many years, not since anti-venom has been developed.
To be quite honest I'd rather have a few black widow spiders and the odd funnel web compared with things like the Blandford Fly!
In addition to the Blandford Fly, here are a few things that can give you lots of trouble in England.
Horse Flies - several species.
Gnats - nuisance more than anything else.
Wasps - some people are unknowingly allergic to them.
Bees - again, allergy can be a problem, fortunately British bees are docile compared with the African variety.
Hornets - The sting from a hornet is extremely painful and could easily cause major problems with the young or the elderly. I have been stung twice in my life by hornets.
Spiders - There are several spiders in Britain that who's bite could cause complications. Most notable are the common British House Spider and the False Widow Spider
As a matter of interest there has been no deaths from the bites of the Black Widow/Redback spider and the Funnel Web Spider for many years, not since anti-venom has been developed.