Insect Infestations Archives

Are Black-and-White Caterpillars ‘Poisonous’?

Black and white tussock moth caterpillars can cause severe allergic reactions in some people who...

Spider Bursts Out of Overripe Banana?

A viral video of a spider breaking out of a banana skin is an animation...

Can a Bug Crawl in Your Ear and into Your Brain?

Bugs do wander into people's ears sometimes. But where can they go from there?

Is This a Photograph of a Venomous ‘Asp’ Caterpillar?

This deceptively fluffy-looking caterpillar has a painful sting.

Spider Lives in Man’s Scar? A vacationing man discovered that increasing pain he was experiencing was due to a tropical...

Spiders in Cheek Did a swelling on a girl's cheek break open and disgorge hundreds of baby spiders?

Two-Striped Telamonia Spider

Venomous 'two-striped telamonia' spiders lurking beneath toilet seats in public restrooms is one of the...

Did a Family Die After Drinking From a Tea Kettle Poisoned By a Deadly Spider?

Milk, sugar, and poison is not how one typically takes their tea.

Cockroach Eggs The cause of swelling in a girl's jaw is determined to be cockroach eggs she...

Spider in Hairdo Woman dies from bites of spiders nesting in her hair?

Worm in the Eye Was the larva of a human botfly was removed from a child's eye?

Walking Stick Texas dog has unfortunate encounter with a walkingstick from Belize?