# A different "what kind of sea creature stung me?" question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 24, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-what-kind-of-sea-creature-stung-me-question/337115 "2005-12-24T22:48:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-what-kind-of-sea-creature-stung-me-question/337115/1 "2005-12-24T22:48:36Z")
Heavily inspired by [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=351087), I offer the following story and question: I was recently snorkeling in the coral reef of Half Moon Bay, Roatan, Honduras. About ten minutes after I got out of the water (I had been in for about an hour), I happened to notice three identical marks on me: one on the back of my right hand and two more on the back of my right forearm. Each mark consisted of a perfect red circle about one-quarter inch in diameter with a darker red dot (small, ~0.5 mm) in the exact center. (I have white skin, if that is relevant.) The marks had very little (if any?) height to them – that is, I could not feel the marks with my other hand. The red faded away over about three days. I never felt any pain at all. It these had been on my back, I might never have even known… While in the water, I made a point not to touch anything (mostly as a precaution against damaging the coral and whatnot), and I thought I was successful, but it seems not. Suspects?