You spend enough time outside, you’re going to get stung. Maybe it’s while you’re weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to ...

Justin Schmidt does not have any tattoos or piercings. Not that he's afraid of getting pricked. Or rather, stung. By bugs. Schmidt's been stung by many, many, many bugs. Tiny, squishable things that ...

Does spit really help with a mosquito bite? And onion with a bee sting? An expert gives answers on how to respond to common insect attacks. Andrea Warnecke/dpa It could be such a wonderful summer's ...

Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...

Geoff Isbister receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. It’s easy to be confused about how to treat a jellyfish sting. Is it best to use grandfather’s slurry of ...

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The treatment of bee and wasp stings depends on their severity. The majority of problems that require medical attention come from an allergic reaction to the sting. In most cases, complications from ...