After causing mayhem on the East Coast, the spongy creature has infiltrated parts of Northern and Southern California.

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Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood ...

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Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick- also called a deer tick - is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...

Here are some of the mot common bug, insect and spider bites you might be dealing with — and insect bite pictures to help you figure out what type of creature is responsible. Ticks are so small and ...

When an infected tick bites someone, it transmits Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria ... deputy director of the San Carlos Apache ...

The yellow sac spider is one of the most common spiders humans encounter, as they're often wandering indoors or hanging out in gardens. Scientists also believe they account for more human insect bites ...

Symptoms: The exact symptoms of tularemia in humans depend on where the bacteria enter the body, but infected individuals usually experience a fever up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).

The spider is so large, its fangs could pierce and deliver their lethal venom through a human fingernail ... funnel-web spider and other spider bites. Emma Teni, the spider keeper at the ...