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  2. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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    What they look like: Chiggers, a type of small mite, typically leave clusters of bites that are often very itchy. In many cases, chigger bites appear as small, red and itchy bumps. Sometimes, they ...

  3. Trombiculidae - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of the stylostome, or the hardened tube of dead cells formed by the larval form of the Trombiculidae when feeding. Chiggers attach to the host, pierce the skin, inject enzymes into the bite wound that digest cellular contents, [ 23 ] and then suck up the digested tissue through a tube formed by hardened skin cells called a stylostome ...

  4. Triatoma sanguisuga - Wikipedia

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    These bites are usually not particularly painful, but they are irritating. It is common for the sleeping victim to scratch or rub their face near the bite, which may cause any feces deposited by the insect to enter the site of the bite. If the insect is infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, this can infect the human and cause Chagas disease. [7]

  5. List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Florida — She was killed by one or more alligators at Lake Serenity, Sumter County. She died of a broken neck caused by an alligator bite to the throat and head. [44] [46] June 19, 1993 Bradley Weidenhamer, 10, male: Florida — He was killed while wading in the Loxahatchee River at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County. [44] [46]

  6. Chigger Bites: What They Look Like and How to Prevent and ...

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    What are chiggers? The chigger, also known as redbugs, jiggers, and harvest mites are the parasitic larvae form of a mite in the Trombiculidae family. They are nearly invisible at around 0.15 to 0 ...

  7. Rabid otter bites man and dog in Florida - AOL

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    A rabid otter bit a man and a dog in Florida, the state Health Department in Palm Beach County said.

  8. List of invasive species in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a hotspot for invasive plants and animals due to anthropogenic introduction. [3] [4]

  9. Arilus cristatus - Wikipedia

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    Their bite is generally considered to be of greater severity in terms of the level and duration of pain than the sting of common insects, such as wasps. [7] The resulting wound is documented to be extremely painful, lasting, and lingering, accompanied by numbness which can persist for days.