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Allergies to insect stings and bites range from milder allergic reactions to life-threatening, severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)...
In most cases, the bite from a white tailed spider only causes a mild reaction, including itching and skin discolouration...
Bedbugs have highly developed mouth parts that can pierce skin...
Fleas are parasites that feed off the blood of humans and animals, and can spread infection...
Unlike a bee, which can only sting once (and leaves the stinger behind in the skin), the European wasp can sting repeatedly...
Body lice can spread from one person to another when the environmental conditions are crowded and unhygienic...
Australia has about 2,000 species of spider but most species are relatively harmless to humans...