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Nairobi fly is the common name for two species of rove beetle in the genus Paederus, native to East Africa originating from Tanzania. [1] The beetles contain a corrosive substance known as pederin , which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin.
[2] [3] [4] Other local names given to Paederus dermatitis include spider-lick, whiplash dermatitis, [5] and Nairobi fly dermatitis. [ 2 ] Rove beetles do not bite or sting but cause skin irritations and blisters when accidentally brushed or crushed against the skin provoking them to release their coelemic fluid which contains a strong ...
Paederus is a genus of small beetles of the family Staphylinidae ("rove beetles"). With 622 valid species assigned by 1987 to the subtribe Paederina (Paederus and its close allies), and with all but 148 within Paederus itself, [2] the genus is large.
On the other end of the spectrum, horse flies and deer flies use "blade-like" mouthparts to slash the skin before eating the spilling blood, which causes large, painful bites, Frye says.
Bed Bug Bites. What they look like: Often confused with mosquito bites, bed bug bites are small, red, puffy bumps that appear in lines or clusters, usually three or more. They can have distinct ...
For a more outside-the-box approach, this bug bite treatment delivers concentrated heat to the bite, according to King. “ Studies demonstrate a reduction in swelling, pain and itching [with this ...
Pederin is a vesicant toxic amide with two tetrahydropyran rings, found in the haemolymph of the beetle genus Paederus, including the Nairobi fly, belonging to the family Staphylinidae. It was first characterized by processing 25 million field-collected P. fuscipes. [1] It makes up approximately 0.025% of an insects weight (for P. fuscipes). [1]
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