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Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ant Bite

Mutant cholla
Poor Willow.  Not exactly a pleasant hike for her this morning.  She got bitten by an ant about halfway through the trek and was plagued with a stinging bite for the duration.  Lots of stopping to lick her paw, but we kept her moving so we could get home and give her a dose of Benadryl, which has, in the past, always worked fairly quickly to relieve symptoms.  Now--late morning--she seems to have pretty much recovered.
Willow and Dr. K (pre-bite)

Down near the Tellbrook Arroyo

Stinging Serpent plant (Cevallia sinuata)

Cactus bee on Stinging Serpent (Cevallia sinuata)

White-winged Doves on ocotillo branches

Willow (post-bite)

 

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1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Nice image of the Cactus Bee on the Stinging Serpent flower. I'm glad that Willow recovered quickly from her ant bite after we gave her the Benadryl. She was really suffering before that.

May 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM

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