As the saying goes: when people are "lucky", they will choke even if they drink boiling water. Recently, what happened to this man in the United States seems to echo this sentence. According to foreign media reports, on May 9, 2021, a man named Thomas Jay who lived in Chandler, Arizona, USA, was bitten by an unknown creature when he went out to take out the garbage. At that time, he was emptying garbage into the trash can when he suddenly felt something bitten his arm. It hurt so much! He subconsciously hurried to take pictures of that place without seeing it clearly. He only knew that it was an unknown insect falling from his hand and quickly ran away.
After being bitten, his arm deteriorated rapidly
At first he didn't care, thinking it was just an ordinary bug and the pain would go away after a while. Unexpectedly, it felt very uncomfortable after returning home, because the pain at the bite wound became more and more severe, and it even felt a pressure-like pain. A few hours later, he found that the bitten arm had bruises and became bruised and purple, and ulcers appeared on the wound. Seeing that the situation was not good, he rushed to the hospital.
However, the doctor has seen countless cases of bug bites, but this is the first time the doctor has seen such a serious case as Thomas. What kind of insect is so poisonous? Just one bite can turn a strong adult's arm into a terrifying "zombie" hand. Due to his critical condition, Thomas was transferred to another pathology department.
What was the unknown creature that bit Thomas?
Before the test report came out, the doctor speculated that Thomas' hand might have been bitten by a sun-avoiding spider. Sun-avoiding spider, also called camel spider, is a kind of insect mainly distributed in India, Africa, Indonesia, America and other hot areas. It mostly lives in desert areas, where many animals many times its size are no match for it, such as lizards, poisonous scorpions, birds, and even camels that will be attacked. It is said that a soldier who came out of the desert once saw swarms of sun-avoiding spiders eating a camel in an instant. Maybe this is how camel spiders came about.
But some people think that although the sun-avoiding spider can release a substance called enzyme, it can dissolve its prey. But for humans, it is not toxic enough to cause "zombie hands" unless it mutates or is another unknown poisonous spider species.
Summer is here, and it’s time to prevent mosquito bites. In summer, people like to go out for outdoor activities, picnicking, camping, hiking, and playing in parks. Therefore, there are many incidents of insect bites every year. In mild cases, they may be red, swollen, and painful, and in severe cases, they may even be life-threatening.
According to the British " Mirror " report, there is a 27-year-old woman named Rhea Webb in Bristol, southwest England. The skin was severely infected due to a bite from a flesh-eating insect. The infected area also turned black and purple. To remove the infected skin, she had to undergo eight surgeries within a week.
In addition to foreign countries, there have also been some cases of insect bites in our country. This man was accidentally bitten by an unknown insect while herding cattle. Unexpectedly, after he woke up, his face was swollen into a fat face and he could not even open his eyes. I went to the hospital and the doctor said it was a cattle louse bite. Therefore, experts suggest that those with cattle in rural areas should still be careful about this kind of bug.
If you see this kind of ant, you should avoid it in time. Its toxicity is also unexpected!
In addition to some unknown flying insects, some ants are also very toxic. It is the most talked about red fire ant ! It is originally a species in South America. Due to its strong invasive ability, it will soon become a species distributed around the world. Red imported fire ants are called invincible ants by Americans, which shows that they are no ordinary creature in the ant world.
It can develop and grow rapidly in the local area every day.But this is not their ultimate goal. They are good at using their own "ingenuity" and then use human transportation to reach all parts of the world for free to expand their invasion scope.
According to statistics, red imported fire ants cause losses of more than 1 billion US dollars in the United States every year and invade more than 100 million acres of farmland. In addition to damaging crops, it can also bite humans and is very lethal. The body of red imported fire ants contains venom sacs and a large amount of toxins. As long as a person is bitten by one, the toxins will quickly enter the body through the skin. Although its toxin will not kill people, the bite wounds of people with allergies can easily cause infection, and severe cases may lead to shock or even death.
On September 14, 2018, Ms. Luo, a sanitation worker in Fuzhou University Town, was accidentally bitten by a red fire ant. After returning home, I felt severe pain, itching all over my body, and a large red rash. Soon after, he developed confusion and shock. In this regard, Dr. Wang He said that red fire ants will release a large amount of toxins when they bite people. Some people only feel pain, but others will become comatose and will die if they are not treated in time.
Experts suggest that fire ants look dark brown and are larger than ordinary ants. It has pincers sticking out high from its tail. If you see this kind of ant, you should stay away immediately. If you find its nest, do not know how to deal with it yourself. Call the relevant department as soon as possible and let professionals handle it to avoid yourself and more of people were bitten. If you are accidentally bitten, disinfect and observe yourself first. If any adverse reactions worsen, you should go to the hospital in time.
