SMALLbite!
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
April 10, 2018 7:01pm CST
A very good and sunny Wednesday to all, my friends. How is everyone?
We are leaving at 8:30 for the second rehabilitation treatment of my sister, and I am here sipping my coffee and munching my cheese sandwich.
Ouch! It hurts. While I was playing candy crush on my phone, I felt a tiny sting at my left posterior forearm. I immediately passed my right hand on that area and I picked a small thing.
A small red ant. The ever - notorious ant. Good thing the bite was not fully successful. Because of how I took the ant, I think I crushed it.
Have you ever been bitten by a tiny ant that caused swelling and so much pain? What is your first aid for ant bites?
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
I've often bitten by ants over here, but most of the time I've gotten used to it. The smaller ones were the meanest biters.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
indeed. the smallest ants bite so strong and even if they are crushed, they bite as if it is the last day of their lives. they want to leave their mark on us, their victims.
They are so little and yet notorious even for a minute I place something on the counter top they will be there soon. 
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
that is so true. at night when i finish fixing our range, i put water in 2 aluminum plates, pot stands, and place our rice cooker pot and the ordinary rice pot (kaldero) because ants can enter in to the tightly-sealed pots.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
@ridingbet Your mother is like my mom. She usually uses Vicks when my little niece having some bruises when playing around.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
@Shavkat i believe that is a common practice of the people before.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
kabsat, when we were small, our mothers would put Vicks vaporub. i sometimes do that. if Vicks is not available, toger balm can be a substitute, so is a Chinese liniment Betet.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
19 Apr 18
@ridingbet I try to exterminate ants in the garden, if there are too many then they come inside.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
yes, i think killing the ant that bites us is the best remedy. although we should 'save mother nature', i guess there are some things that need to be exterminated.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Apr 18
@LadyDuck my big brother brought home 2 big containers of ant killers in powder form, and another one for cockroaches. we have to spread the powder at night so the dogs won't lick or smell the powder.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
don't you get swelling and rashes after the bite?
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
18 Apr 18
@ridingbet Yes, and some itch like crazy!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@DianneN may i ask what ointment or tablets do you take if you have severe allergies? for me, i just apply a Chinese liniment, so there will be no scar from the scratches.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
so, there are no rashes with the bite?
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@rheicel (7065)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
@ridingbet Nope, no rashes. I get only skin rashes when I eat too much chicken and seafood.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Apr 18
maybe you were stung by a bee? i once was bitten by a bee in my eye, and my eye swelled. i had to put some ice packs to control the swelling.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Apr 18
the red ants here bite and sting. the black ants are harmless, i believe
@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
18 Apr 18
I used to get bit by red ants when I was a kid. I know that some people use mud to stop the pain of a bee sting, but for an ant bite I just use my own saliva to treat the pain or itch. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
i did that too when i was still a child. i believed in what my parents told me that our saliva has natural antibiotics.
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