What do wasp/bee stings actually look like?

Question

My niece just got bit by something, but we can't tell what it would have been. The bite looks like a small red circle underneath the skin and it is swelling extremely quickly. She has ice on it now, but I was just wondering what bit her. She is not having an allergic reaction--no tongue swelling or anything like that. Other than the bite pain, she is ok.

Answer 1

I think these may help you:

http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/wildlife/bees.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bee_and_wasp_stings/article_em.htm
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2076.html
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/965926781.html

Answer 2

I don't know about Wasps but bee's don't bite - they sting you - and you'll see the stinger in where ever it stung her at. It might be an ant bite - they really sting and hurt - I've been bitten by red ants before and it's not fun. I've also been stung by a bee - and it hurts too. If it doesn't go away I would take her to the dr's - it could be a spider bite and they could be deadly - keep an eye on her and watch the swelling and if it doesn't go away - go to the Dr or Hospital asap.

Answer 3

Bee sting is a part at the end of the tail of the bee which look likes a thin prick (any bee). A bee has to sit on your face or hand to sting you. When a bee stings, it lowers it's tail like end of the body and inserts the sting in your body. The sting remains in your body and bee flies away. A stingless bee cannot live much longer. More than 10 stings of honey-bee are enough to hospitalise any person.

Answer 4

YOUR NIECE PROBABLY GOT STUNG BY A WASP, BEE, OR HORNET. ALL THREE OF THESE INSECTS WILL LEAVE REDNESS, SWELLING, AND PAIN. PUT SOME ICE ON IT, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE YOU DID. IF YOUR NIECE ISN'T ALLERGIC TO ANY KINDS OF PAIN RELIEVER , GIVE HER SOME CHILDRENS MOTRIN OR TYLANOL. IF YOUR NIECE STARTS HAVING ANY KINDS OF REACTIONS FROM THE STINGS, GET TO THE ER ASAP.

Answer 5

I prefer the 1st answer