I'm not sure about the "changing into a worm" part, but the creature you could be talking about is the parasitic worm, which belongs to a group of parasites called helminth.
They target humans and other animals, and some live in their in intestines of their hosts for long periods of time.
The false widow spider which is causing quite a stir in the UK because of some horror stories involving victims almost losing limbs after bites is actually kind of difficult to identify.
How to tell if it's a false widow
The general advice is to check out it's abdomen.
Commonly, it will be creamy-brown in color, and have … Read more
Insect bites usually swell up as they is toxin or bacteria from the insect biting you , there are creams that help get rid of the swelling and help it become normal , you can also put an ice pack on it , or just leave it and try to keep it from infection , … Read more
Have you tried leaving the insects alone
This is generally nothing to worry about, the bite of insects such as gnats, mosquitos, mites, midges and gnats are all known to cause blistering.
None of these are particularly harmful.
Blisters after bug bite
Sometimes these blisters may be fluid-filled, but other times they won't. Most blisters are a reaction to irritants released in the saliva of … Read more
Thanks Kass, very interesting... Although you could have scared me the photos - UGH.
Yes they can, but it's a little more complicated then that.
Firstly, the main reason a "web-spinner" doesn't get caught in his own web is because spiders use tiny curved claws to make contact with the web itself.
The more familiar they are with the type/layout of another spider's web - they … Read more
Here are a few images of spiders with bright yellow backs:
Now sure if this qualifies as a bug (or is a tad too big). On holiday in Turkey 3 years ago, we got friendly with a couple from Northern Ireland.
(They were Omagh bomb survivors, although their daughter was badly injured - but that is another story.)
The wife got out of the shower one morning, … Read more
i dont mess around spiders like that
I kept finding centipedes in one of my house plants. I wanted to kill them without using RAID so I would just kill one by one whenever I saw. But always within a day they would all be replaced very quickly. (Thankfully they are not able to climb out of the steep wall of the … Read more
The best thing to do is go into a store and buy ant & crawling
insect powder but before purchasing the item ask a member of staff
whether or not this could affect cats and I'm sure they'd be happy to
help.
Buy a better ant killer
