Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

These multi-legged parasitic arachnids literally suck the blood of their chosen hosts, leaving behind itchy bites and sometimes dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, ...

In the past 10 years, the world learned for the first time that certain ticks could spread a severe ... Chiggers, as the tiny red larvae of certain arachnid mites in the Trombiculidae family ...

Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Spreads in U.S.

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By Catherine Roberts Anywhere from 96,000 to as many as 450,000 people in the U.S. may have developed an allergy to red meat ...

The allergy to mammalian meat like beef, pork, and lamb that's spread by a bite from a lone star tick is different. "The weird thing about [this reaction] is it can occur within three to 10 or 12 ...

Red onions should have dry papery skins with no brown discoloration. Choose firm bulbs with even-coloured skins and no signs of sprouting; avoid any that look damp or smell musty. Red onions are ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed area with blacklegged ticks present with Lyme bacteria ...

Ticks and bedbugs are both blood-sucking pests, but ticks are tear-shaped and bedbugs are flat and oval-shaped. Tick bites can transmit serious diseases, whereas bedbug bites typically cause itching.