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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 44216" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>You need an EpiPen to carry with you when near Bulldog Ants (Myrmecia) if you had such a nasty reaction, especially the smaller Jack Jumper type. My mate got stung by a couple of them on his property and his throat started swelling up and the sting site was horrendously swollen, like a cricket ball in his leg after 5 minutes. I was there and was very close to having to take him to hospital. </p><p></p><p>Jack Jumpers (Myrmecia Pilosula) are actually so dangerous there is an antivenene that was developed to treat the stings of people who go into anaphylaxis, some people do almost immediately. Some people are badly allergic to them and some are not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 44216, member: 487"] You need an EpiPen to carry with you when near Bulldog Ants (Myrmecia) if you had such a nasty reaction, especially the smaller Jack Jumper type. My mate got stung by a couple of them on his property and his throat started swelling up and the sting site was horrendously swollen, like a cricket ball in his leg after 5 minutes. I was there and was very close to having to take him to hospital. Jack Jumpers (Myrmecia Pilosula) are actually so dangerous there is an antivenene that was developed to treat the stings of people who go into anaphylaxis, some people do almost immediately. Some people are badly allergic to them and some are not. [/QUOTE]
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