Attack of the killer ants

Yesterday during my trail-making, I had to go through zillions of Acacia trees. For those who’ve never been to a Central American jungle, Acacia trees are covered with sharp thorns and tiny red “fire” ants. I am usually pretty good about avoiding the Acacia ants, but at some point yesterday, I made contact and felt several of them stinging my left hand. By today, my whole hand is swole up and looking pretty gross. I worked this morning in the forest and then came home to put some ice on my hand and take a Benedryl. I’m hoping that does the trick. At any rate, I got some pretty good feeding data on a young juvenile in the forest this morning, so I am excited about that. Will sign off now—typing one-handed takes forever!