Bedbug bite; Bee sting; Bites - insects, bees, and spiders; Black widow spider bite; Brown recluse bite; Flea bite; Honey bee or hornet sting; Lice bites; Mite bite; Scorpion bite; Spider bite; Wasp sting; Yellow jacket sting

The nonemergency symptoms vary according to the type of insect and the individual. Most people have localized pain, redness, swelling, or itching. You may also feel burning, numbness, or tingling.

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Fly

Dust mite

Flea

Head louse infestation - scalp

Kissing bug

Pubic louse-male

Head louse and pubic louse

Brown recluse spider bite on the hand

Head louse, male

Insect bites on the legs

Insect bite reaction - close-up

Black widow spider

Lice, body with stool (Pediculus humanus)

Body louse

Bedbug - close-up

Black widow spider

Wasp

Insect stings and allergy

Body louse, female and larvae

Brown recluse spider

Flea bite - close-up

Head louse - female

Stinger removal

Crab louse, female

Mosquito, adult feeding on the skin

Insect bites and stings

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Review Date: 01/13/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)