Mosquito bites are distressingly familiar, but what about all those other mysterious, red, itchy spots that show up in summer ...

The initial contact of a bite or sting from a bug may be painful. It is often followed by an allergic reaction to venom deposited into your skin through the mouth or stinger of the bug.

And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so ... people don't notice when a tick bites them. To make tick bites even harder to identify, "ticks have factors in their saliva that prevent ...

And while most bug bites or stings have some distinct hallmarks (you’ll find much more on those below), experts are quick to point out that identifying an offending bug based only on its bite or ...

Most bug bites that blister are easier to identify, but some could almost look like a rash. Household insects are adept at hiding invisibly sometimes, making it frustrating to determine precisely ...

"Bed bug bites are painless but can lead to itching and inflammation, and are sometimes also followed by red blotches on the skin. To identify if your bite was caused by bed bugs, look for ...

But most of the skin issues people pin on spiders are actually other types of bug bites or skin issues, he says. “There’s no one true spider bite,” Vetter says. He suggests that different ...

Spider bites look a lot like other bug bites and infections. To identify the cause of your sore, your doctor will ask about your symptoms and how you were bitten. They’ll want to know if you saw ...