Characterized by the presence of a hard, outer skeleton (exoskeleton) and jointed body parts (appendages). Includes animals such as spiders, scorpions, horseshore crabs, crustaceans, millipedes, centipedes, and insects.
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- NHS Choices: Insect Bites Provides information on these puncture wounds caused by insects, their symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.
- Bites and Stings of Medically Important Venomous Arthropods Medical journal article with photographs, symptoms, preventions, and treatment.
- Centipede Envenomation Discusses several cases of centipede stings.
- eMedicine Health - Insect Bites Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of insect bites.
- Don't Let the Bugs Bite Bites and stings from insects, including spiders, ticks, mites, mosquitoes, flies, fleas, ants, bees, and wasps, are common in children. Know how to prevent and treat common ones, and when to not over react.
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Insect Bites and Stings Prevention, symptoms, images, and treatment.
- MedlinePlus: Insect Bites and Stings Directory of factsheets on various arthropod envenomations.