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Bugs worth taking seriously
These can cause medically significant bites, stings or disease. Learn to recognize them first.
Red Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invictaYellowjacketVespula maculifronsBald-Faced HornetDolichovespula maculataEuropean HornetVespa crabroMosquitoCulicidae (e.g. Aedes albopictus)Kissing BugTriatoma sanguisugaBlack Widow SpiderLatrodectus mactansBrown Recluse SpiderLoxosceles reclusaBlacklegged TickIxodes scapularisAmerican Dog TickDermacentor variabilisLone Star TickAmblyomma americanumArizona Bark ScorpionCentruroides sculpturatus
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