Insect bites identification

It can be hard to tell if and when you've been attacked by a bug. Knowing the source of your itchiness, pain, or weird bruising can help you treat it!

How to Treat Spider Bites via wikiHow.com

How itchy do you feel rn?

There are thousands of spider species in the U.S., but the vast majority of them have fangs that are either too short or too fragile to penetrate human skin. Even if you do get a spider bite, the chances of a fatal reaction are slim: only...

Bug bites can be itchy and frustrating, some can even be dangerous! Here’s how you can know quickly identify and treat your insect bites so you can go back to enjoying summer. #ticks #lyme

"I've been stumped after finding this creepy bug in my bathroom", writes Kristina in her submission regarding the stick-like object pictured below. "I realize this isn't a worm, more like a walking stick. And they bite! Notice the strange head." Now, we do not know which end of the organism is the head, as it is not clear just from the picture since the organism does look exactly like a stick. We also do not know which of the two twigs is meant to be the organism, though we would assume it…

It can be tough to figure out what kind of critter bit you, but pictures help.

These are so helpful. I would've had a better time camping if I knew what bit me!

Ants may sting or bite for different reasons. Orkin explains why they sting, how to identify & treat an ant bite & symptoms of an allergic reaction.

While waiting for a home, I've enjoyed watching the birds and blogging about them. The flowers and trees are so beautiful to see and blog about too. But it just wouldn't be an honest and up front blog if I didn't talk about the bugs. There are lots of them here in Florida. In the last six weeks, I've only been bitten one time by a mosquito. But, I don't really sit outside much at dusk. If I go outside after sundown, I stay in constant motion, much like a human air dancer. Mosquitoes hate…