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

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    What they look like: Most people don't notice when a tick bite them because ticks are so small and hard to see. Additionally, "ticks have factors in their saliva that prevent pain, clotting and an ...

  3. Never ignore a tick bite if it looks like this - AOL

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    There are many different species of ticks, but the detail that matters is whether you were bitten by a deer tick (a.k.a. a black-legged tick) or dog tick, which are known to transmit these two ...

  4. Ceratopogonidae - Wikipedia

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    Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres (1 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 8 in) in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, [ 2 ] distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic .

  5. What do chigger bites look like? Photos to help identify and ...

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    Here are tips and photos to help you determine if your rash is actually chigger bites. Chiggers are tiny larvae that bite skin and cause itchy, red bumps. ... Chiggers are closely related to ticks ...

  6. Trombiculosis - Wikipedia

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    Trombiculosis is a rash caused by trombiculid mites, especially those of the genus Trombicula (chiggers). The rash is also often known as chigger bites.. Chiggers are commonly found on the tip of blades of grasses to catch a host, so keeping grass short, and removing brush and wood debris where potential mite hosts may live, can limit their impact on an area.

  7. Belostomatidae - Wikipedia

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    Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs (because they fly to lights in large numbers), alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. [1]

  8. Disease infected ticks are looking to bite. How people can ...

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    A bite from a tiny tick can cause Lyme and other diseases, such as Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, and Powassan. ... Removing ticks: Using fine-tipped tweezers, grasp the tick near the ...

  9. Arthropod bites and stings - Wikipedia

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    A bite is defined as coming from the mouthparts of the arthropod. The bite consists of both the bite wound and the saliva. The saliva of the arthropod may contain anticoagulants, as in insects and arachnids which feed from blood. Feeding bites may also contain anaesthetic, to prevent the bite from being felt.