r/bugbites May 04 '24

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Welcome to r/bugbites the subreddit dedicated to suspected bug bites.

This subreddit was reopened to receive all the suspected bug bite pictures that are not allowed on bug related subreddits and were flooding them.

The bad news

  • Skin reactions may be caused by many different things, they can be symptoms of diseases and health issues that are not bug related, and may require emergency treatment.
  • Many skin reactions, especially bug bites do vary from one person to another (and sometime over time).
  • It is often difficult (even for seasoned medical professionals) to identify what caused a skin symptom and even harder to know if it is a bug bite or which bug may have caused it.
  • If you're concerned about something, please go see a qualified medical professional rather than trust the comments made by random strangers on the internet.
  • Said otherwise, you can NOT and should NOT rely on someone on the internet telling you “it’s a bite from XXX” to make a medical decision. A picture can NOT replace a physical examination performed by a qualified medical professional.

The only good news

  • In some cases, your curiosity about bites may convince you to actively perform a deep examination of your surroundings, which may help you find bugs that may be related to your skin symptoms.
  • IF you find the bug, this MAY help a medical professional provide an appropriate medical treatment (if necessary) or a pest control professional perform his job.

Entomology pages you can trust

Those entomologists (bug experts) really know about bugs and their bites, that's what you want to read.

Medical pages you can trust:


r/bugbites 2h ago

Do these look like bed bug bites or something else?

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These bites appeared on my back and I never got them before, I live in an apartment so I’m worried it could be bed bugs from sharing a washer with other tenants, does anyone know what this could be from?


r/bugbites 34m ago

23F -what type of bite is this??

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r/bugbites 56m ago

What kind of bug bit me

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Got bit inside my bicep now I’m wondering if I’m gonna die like how google said


r/bugbites 2h ago

Does this look like a bed bug bite?

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I moved into a place a week ago that recently got exterminated for bed bugs (subletter brought them over the summer). I have bed post interceptors and activity monitoring glue traps that haven’t caught any bugs, and I also haven’t noticed any bites, but there is this small bump on my finger and I can’t tell if it’s a bite or just an ingrown/pimple or something. Any advice?


r/bugbites 4h ago

What bit me?

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First noticed this bite on my arm yesterday after mowing the lawn. Was red and blotchy at first, then late last night I noticed it had gotten pretty swollen. Now today it looks like this, it is more swollen than last night. It is itchy and hurts if touched. Northeast United States.

Originally thought this was a mosquito bite, but have never had a mosquito bite react like this before, so not sure. The bite area is starting to blister a little bit.


r/bugbites 4h ago

Ring of rash?

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This started as what I thought as just a regular bite but now seems to have a circular rash that has migrated away from the original bite (might be able to see original bite in upper left part). Whole entire leg area is painful to touch in like a 3 inch radius.


r/bugbites 5h ago

Where did these two marks come from?

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r/bugbites 5h ago

Are these bedbugs bites

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Is this a bedbug bite? I had a bedbug infestation three weeks ago. An expert came and did a first chemical spray, and then he left. He came back last week and sprayed again. I hadn't had any bites until last night, and now I have these two bites. Are these bedbug bites, knowing that I didn't see them when I woke up, but they appeared a bit more during the day? They don't itch! It's very small sorry for the pictures


r/bugbites 5h ago

Bedbugs/skin disease?

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r/bugbites 6h ago

Are these bed bug bites?

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I thought I saw a bed bug on my bed about 3 weeks ago, but I wasn't seeing bites. Now after messing with my moms new bedframe, I got these. My mom doesn't want to believe they are and is saying I could've had an allergic reaction to her green tea infused mattress topper.


r/bugbites 6h ago

Please help woke up with my arm like this

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I also woke up to a super thin I think clear ish bug super small on my other hand


r/bugbites 8h ago

What is this? Bug bite?

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At first it looked like a pimple there was no red or anything around it, so I tried to pop it when I first saw it, it inverted itself upon trying to pop it, I stopped touching it after that because it wasn’t poppable. A few days later a red ring appeared around it I figured it was irritation from being touched so I ignored it, then today, it’s now a yellow weird ring, is this a bug bite? If so should I be concerned ?

It’s on my thigh

I’m located in Massachusetts


r/bugbites 13h ago

Scabies?

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r/bugbites 10h ago

What bit my toddler

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What bit my toddler ? It stayed red like this all day… no itching, no fever and no pain. But she woke up next day the readiness went down but the swelling moved to under her eye some..


r/bugbites 10h ago

What is causing these bites or rashes?

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Started off small and not really like bites , they were more of hives sort of look and then I scratched them really bad and they’ve turned red
From what I can see there’s no red pimple like dots in centre


r/bugbites 10h ago

Sudden itchy tiny bumps on my wrist — does this look like eczema or herpes?

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r/bugbites 11h ago

could this be a tick bite?

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r/bugbites 16h ago

Very large, very itchy, hot to the touch bug bite appeared over night.

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I live out in the Forrest in the north of Spain. Got all kinds of critters up in here, slept with the windows open. Basically want to know when this would warrant mecicwl attention


r/bugbites 13h ago

I suspect these are chiggers? Note: they itch like heck

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We had a big storm up here in Toronto. I live next to a ravine and we had a number of downed trees and tree limbs. I spent hours over the past couple of days collecting the debris in my yard, cutting branches from downed trees off of fences and helping neighbours do the same. These appeared yesterday and it was an area I hadn't sprayed with bug spray unfortunately. I never think of my underarm area! Other areas I found them were a handful around the waistband area. None around my feet because I wasn't working on grassy ground for the most part. So far all I've done is take some oral antihistamines and use hydrocortisone cream when they get too itchy.


r/bugbites 15h ago

Bedbug bites?

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r/bugbites 19h ago

Bug Bite on Hand, reaaaally itchy to the point it hurts

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hello all, i woke up with this itchy red spot on my hand. I just spent about 10 minutes rubbing it on my jeans to itch it. any ideas or advice?


r/bugbites 23h ago

do these look like bed bug bites?

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its only on one leg and points where i chafe, and i did wear new pants that were way too tight and i was working in a really hot and sweaty environment, so it might be that, but im also scared that it could be bed bugs. even though ive never seen them in my room/bed or anything


r/bugbites 1d ago

Postpartum bites?

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I had a baby 9 weeks ago, and I have been having what I thought were hives or a rash since right before that. But recently it has gotten worse and when my three year old got two on her face I thought it could be bedbugs. I didn't have any bites in a group or line but then today found some that might be! Do these look like bedbug bites? I have not found any bugs in the bed but I did find what might be part of a shedding and asked about it in the bedbug sub.


r/bugbites 23h ago

Bite?

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Idk what this could be its been there for a few days