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I went to the beach. the next day i came with a bruise behind my leg. the bruise has gone but my leg is still very painful / tender. what bit me?
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Jellyfish: In the absence of an obvious bite mark which I assume that you would have mentioned, you might have brush against the tentacles of a jellyfish. They are having a huge increase in numbers with global warming..
Answered 8/6/2015
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