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

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    It can also cause swelling, redness, pain and numbness or tingling radiating out from the bite, MedlinePlus says. And, unlike, brown recluse bites, a black widow spider bite can cause symptoms ...

  3. Myiasis - Wikipedia

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    Although flies are most commonly attracted to open wounds and urine- or feces-soaked fur, some species (including the most common myiatic flies—the botfly, blowfly, and screwfly) can create an infestation even on unbroken skin. Non-myiatic flies (such as the common housefly) can be responsible for accidental myiasis.

  4. List of diseases spread by arthropods - Wikipedia

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    For example, the human body louse transmits the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii which causes epidemic typhus. Although invertebrate-transmitted diseases pose a particular threat on the continents of Africa, Asia and South America, there is one way of controlling invertebrate-borne diseases, which is by controlling the invertebrate vector.

  5. Mole cricket - Wikipedia

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    Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied, fossorial insects about 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long as adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing. They are present in many parts of the world ...

  6. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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    Many species of arthropods (insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes) can bite or sting human beings. These bites and stings generally occur as a defense mechanism or during normal arthropod feeding. While most cases cause self-limited irritation, medically relevant complications include envenomation, allergic reactions, and transmission ...

  7. Ormia depleta - Wikipedia

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    Ormia depleta, sometimes called the Brazilian red-eyed fly, is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. [2] It is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Scapteriscus.It is native to South America but has been imported into the United States and elsewhere as a biological pest control agent.

  8. What I thought was just a bug bite turned into an infection ...

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    Common symptoms include fever, fast heart rate, rapid breathing, confusion and body pain, according to the World Health Organization. A life-threatening medical emergency like a heart attack or ...

  9. Fact check: Are sand fleas biting you on the Myrtle ... - AOL

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    The mole crab’s relative, the sand flea, is less than a quarter of an inch long and has pincers like crabs. ... These are small flies found in salt marshes and swamps that leave itchy bites ...