From: norsgerm@a...........   
      
   This is good old poison ivy/oak. The bites were something nasty (¿ant,   
   spider, fly?) that got me just before the plant attacked me.   
   Ever hear of the drunk who swore the tree pulled in front of him?   
   Kurt   
   "treelike"  wrote in message   
   news:447ff238$0$22909$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...   
   > Ugh.... Horseflies and ticks are the bain of mushroom hunting. I have to   
   > give up a really good nearby forest habitat between May and September   
   > otherwise I come back covered in bites and biting insects (and the risk of   
   > Lyme disease). It never used to be like this here.   
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   > "Kurt"  wrote in message   
   > news:nNmdnexWxvketOLZnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@onvoy.com...   
   >> Here's what happens when you don't wear long sleaves.   
   >> http://i2.tinypic.com/11bnbbp.jpg   
   >> Sure itches.   
   >> Kurt   
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