![]() Get a grown-up to help you, or otherwise, do it yourself very carefully.Their venom is formic acid, which can be neutralised with ammonia solution. If the pain persists, take a painkiller and an anti-histaminic to relieve the itching.Remove the stinger without using tweezers, to avoid the venom spreading.If not, be very careful.īees, wasps, bumble-bees and ants: There are seldom complications, although occasionally some individuals may be hypersensitive or have an anaphylactic reaction anaphylaxis.Ī bee sting usually causes a local reaction, pain and inflammation. Apply calamine lotion or a hydrocortisone ointment.Use insect repellents or insecticides where these insects abound. ![]() As their name implies, they suck the blood from their “victim” while injecting a salivary secretion which is responsible for the itching. ![]() Marine animals: seawater and freshwater.įlies, mosquitoes and horseflies: they usually attack uncovered parts of the body.Lots of them have to sting or bite, in order to stay alive. It’s the same with other animals too and, to be honest, they have a pretty exciting life. In your natural sciences class you’ve probably seen that there are lots of types of insects, and that they’re all classified into families. Indirect effects: hypersensitivity reactions.Direct effects of the venom: dog or snake bites.Lesionsĭifferent types of lesions may be caused: Our geographical situation and our climate enable us to spend a lot of time outdoors in the open air (especially in spring and summer) where it’s easy to get bitten by small animals, mostly insectsor creepy-crawlies. So, what are they? Stings and bites from small animals, not forgetting allergies of course. Contact with nature and the flora and fauna is great but, like everything in life, there can be drawbacks. It’s good to move about and spend time outdoors, in the open. ![]()
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