Mosquitos and other pests
by grets
Mosquitos - they are all around you, wear a good insect repellant and cover up at night.Horse flies. Pesky little things, which bite as soon as you stand still. They are noisy little buggers, and large enough to spot as the buzz around you. Either keep moving or swat them with a hat, they do get fed up with being hit and actaully leave you alone after a while. Until the next time. Horse fly bites are quite painful, but at least they don't itch! I managed to get 19 bites on one single trek!Trees. Some contain poisons in their bark, so be careful what you touch. During a rest I leant against a tree trunk, and within an hour or so, my elbow had come up in an angry red rash and hundreds of little blisters which itched like hell. The scars still haven't healed two weeks later!Frogs. Do not touch them unless you are 100% sure they do not contain poison. The tiny poison arrow/dart frogs contain...