I must have been bitten by something on the neck two days ago. Near my jugular. Mwahh-hah-hah!

I developed a red blotch that I first noticed the following morning (yesterday). Now the blotch is more vivid tonight & there's mild swelling. Ugh. Even my collarbone feels "funny."

Am I going through what Peter Parker went through? Or should I panic about it being something more nefarious than a spider: tick?

@forestfern the potential good news about tick bites is the tick would probably still be attached. That’s how you know it’s a tick bite.

@Moss Very true. I spent a half hour trying to see the awkward spot with a magnifying glass. The center of the slightly puffy blemish looks so tiny i'm thinking it was a spider.

Same day, my left hand was swarmed by little grass/cement ants while planting a tree. They left my wrist in pain until I thoroughly washed the area and then all the wrist redness dissipated.

I should have stayed inside Tuesday. Haha.