A Texas Standard listener wanted to know more about hover flies – also sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies because they’re in the family Syrphidae – particularly why they buzz like a bee.

Two venomous spiders, black widows and brown recluse spiders, can cause severe symptoms, experts say. Here are spider bite pictures and tips to identify them.

This bite can lead to a large area of inflammation that's similar to cellulitis, a bacterial infection that can arise from insect bites but typically takes much longer to develop. So do most ...

As I dealt with the physical pain and discomfort from the Irish wolfhound's bite, I questioned my future. This trauma became my focus. I felt alone. With a few days off to heal, being away from ...

Most insect stings cause only minor discomfort. Stings can happen anywhere on the body and can be painful. Yellow jackets cause the most allergic reactions in the U.S. Stings from these insects cause ...

They're bright yellow, small, electric and look like a chunky golf cart and there are 10 of them now in Fulham. Called Neighbourhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), they are from a small company called ...

one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below my left thumb, and it stung as I washed it and slathered it in antibiotic ointment. (My pride stung, too; animals usually love me.) ...

Big Yellow estimates that it will have to pay out £0.5m more each year due to the changes in NI contributions announced in October's autumn budget. "We are mitigating this increase in full ...

In response to the National Insurance rise from April, the group will reduce staff numbers and continue to invest in automation.

All animal bites need to be properly cleaned, and most need treatment based on the type and severity of the wound. Whether the bite is from a family pet or an animal in the wild, scratches and bites ...

Queensland Ambulance Service has responded to more than 60 snake bites across the state this year. People are urged not to attempt to catch or kill snakes. A Queensland man remains in a critical ...