# What kind of bug bite was this?

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**Created:** [July 26, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-bite-was-this/792132 "2017-07-26T02:42:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-bite-was-this/792132/1 "2017-07-26T02:42:50Z")

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A couple weeks ago I woke and felt an itch on the lower part of my butt cheek. I started to scratch and felt two fairly large bumps. The felt larger than mosquito bites, so I assumed they were spider bites, but the location prevented visual inspection of them. No pain at all, just a moderate itch, so I changed sheets and tried to avoid scratching them like all itchey bites, but wasn’t that successful.

A couple days later I saw my butt in the mirror getting out of the shower, and was surprised. There were two bright blood red spots about the size of a nickel. They were amoeba shaped, but they had very distinct borders, unlike the gradual red to pink of most bug bites. I was a bit concerned, but since it was 2 days, and there was no problem at all I just waited, and watched and the next day the bump was pretty much gone, and they were noticeably faded, and within 2 more days was gone altogether.

But I haven’t been able to find anything on the net that helps identify the bastard. Anybody know what’s bites gives 1/2 inch irregular, bright red spots with very sharp borders? In Michigan if that helps.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-bite-was-this/792132/2 "2017-07-26T10:12:46Z")

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Spider, spider, had a fright,  
on your butt cheek in the night?