I can't see why
winged beasts are so attracted to my blood. I was bitten on the lower shin by something last week whilst I slept, and the itching woke me up. Or rather scratching myself raw in my sleep woke me up. Eventually, the swelling went away along with the 2 inch wide blemish that looked not unlike a port-wine stain birthmark thing.

I've now got a tiny tiny scab, which I've just accidentally pulled off whilst scratching my leg and now I'm losing a lot of claret.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 0:44, 7 replies)

sounds like....
A tic..... check out the 'tic bite' images on Google.

So, not actually winged at all.... more a bloated sack of blood-vermin.

But you'd better get yourself to the doctor. Those things carry horrible diseases. You weren't anywhere near deers, were you?
(El Fandango carved a big EF onto his nemesis' doublet on .., Thu 22 Oct 2009, 0:57, closed)

no, I was in bed.
It got me on the back of the knee on my other leg as well. Right on the crease too.

I'd had a skinful that night so hopefully it got passively pissed and choked on its own vomit.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 1:13, closed)

actually
looking at the pics, you might be right. I'm going to make an appointment with the doc
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 8:25, closed)

Doesn't sounds much like it to me
A tic is an involuntary movement.

A tick is an annoying little bug.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:13, closed)

I feel for you
The little buggers love me to bits.
Manys the time ive wanted to cut off a limb because the pain and swelling from one little bite was driving me insane.
Horse flies and mosquitos, what is the bloody point of their existence?
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 1:28, closed)

I'm told that certain blood groups attract mozzies and horseflies
which seems to happen to me.

Buy some anti-histamine cream. Squeeze out a match head-sized blob and rub directly onto fresh bites. The relief is immediate and dramatic!

Also works on old bites that are still painful. I always cover the whole red area with cream, works just as well.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 8:48, closed)

good god this
I now live in Barcelona, and when i travel outside of the city in the summer, the tiger mosquitoes swarm to me. usually i only get bitten once or twice (an hour) - last year i got one bite that cuased the wholke of my forearm to swell, it was agony for three days.
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 10:55, closed)