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Insect bites and stings

Insect bites and stings can be simply divided into 2 groups:
Venomous and non-venomous. A sting is usually from an attack by a venomous insect such as a bee or wasp, which uses this as a defence mechanism by injecting toxic and painful venom through its stinger. Whereas non-venomous insect bites pierce the skin to feed on your blood. This usually results in intense itching.

What causes insect bites and stings?

Common biting and stinging insects:

Venomous (stingers):

Bees
Wasps
Hornets
Yellow jackets
Fire ants

Non-venomous (biters):

Mosquitoes
Fleas
Ticks
Lice
Scabies
Bed bugs

Notes:
http://dermnetnz.org/arthropods/bites.html

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