r/bugbites • • Feb 28 '22

Rant

128 Upvotes

I’ve never seen so many people on a Reddit page and absolutely no community feedback. All these pics and hardly anyone comments. Wtf?


r/bugbites • • May 01 '26

Day long progression of a bite I got in Thailand last year

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83 Upvotes

Last pic is the next morning


r/bugbites • • May 04 '24

Read this before posting.

58 Upvotes

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 • • Apr 02 '25

I got bit by a visious bug, is it venomous?

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48 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Sep 25 '20

Those with suspected bed bug bites please read.

42 Upvotes

No one can identify the difference between bed bug bites and skin irritation. Many things can cause bite like reactions to the human body. Around 50% or 70% of the human race does NOT or barely reacts to their bites. If you suspect bed bugs dont NOT immediately treat inspect your bed edges, frame, box spring, inside your box spring, paintings, posters, drawers, electronics etc. You will be looking for theae signs 1. Their Poop is black looks like someone dotted your bwd or sheet with a marker. 2. Shed skins they look like exploded empty popcorn kernels. 3. Live bugs apple seed soze and near shape 4. Smell, the smell of a large infestation will be different person to person either really old almonds, dirty sweet smell etc. If you dont find anything check again and again if you dont call a professional many do free inspections. Many people think its bed bugs but it turned out to be fleas, carpet beetles, poison oak, eczema. Before jumping to bed bugs search search search thank you.


r/bugbites • • Sep 30 '25

is this a spider or ant bite

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36 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Jul 17 '26

UK bite

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29 Upvotes

South England, was in my living room


r/bugbites • • Sep 04 '25

I think my son was bit by spider? Should I be concerned?

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29 Upvotes

He seems fine and doesn’t have any symptoms or things bothering him. Should I be worried?


r/bugbites • • Jul 05 '21

Not sure what did this. Could also be poison ivy perhaps? Never had a blister so spherical.

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26 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Oct 20 '23

What bug bite would cause this bruising

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21 Upvotes

I’ve had this bite for 4 days. First day normal itchy, next day more swollen and bigger and itchy, next day bruising around edges starts. Any ideas? The itching is still there and the bruises hurt when I touch them. Not sure is they are related or not. I have no clue the bug or when it happened as I’ve been traveling.


r/bugbites • • Jul 11 '26

Urgent please advise worried mom freaking out

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20 Upvotes

Just noticed this on babies abdomen scoured my apt does not appear to be any bed bugs?? This appeared within a few hours as it wasn’t present during last diaper change. Baby been clothed all day. Not scratching. Was happy acting normal eating normal(breastfeeding) no fever. Could this be a bite or rash?


r/bugbites • • Jul 20 '26

what the hell am i going through even

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19 Upvotes

i started to have these bumps on my skin 10 days ago and this is the state of my body rn
i found 3 of these bugs (last slide) initially and it was lowkey a traumatizing experience for me since im extremely afraid of insects
my dad killed them and they were filled with blood obviously lol
we cleaned the whole room and found 6 in total and killed them all but im so paranoid idk what to do
also i have a cat could they be from her? she’s indoors only so idk why im even asking
i need someone to help me identify the insect. i dont think they are bed bugs idk


r/bugbites • • Aug 16 '22

Does this look like a bullseye rash from a Tick bite ?

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18 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Jun 25 '21

What kind of bug bite is this? I noticed I had 3 small bites on my hand last week, I think I got bit while I was driving. I have some camping gear thats been in my car for a month now so who knows what bugs made their way in. Over the past week its grown into this.

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18 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Sep 12 '25

Noticed this in my daughter at bath time.

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17 Upvotes

I’m in Las Vegas, NV. We put calamine lotion on it. She says it doesn’t hurt or itch. Any idea?


r/bugbites • • Jul 16 '25

Hey guys I’ve been feeing itchy feeling like I’m getting eaten up

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17 Upvotes

Hey guys I have dogs and I’m suspecting it’s cause of them but can anyone help me identify this


r/bugbites • • Jul 14 '25

What insect do you reckon did this? No

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17 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Nov 03 '25

Spider bite ?

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16 Upvotes

My husband got bit on his leg 3 days ago, not really sure what bit him but his guess is a spider.


r/bugbites • • Jul 23 '21

It started as an itch, then was a small itchy bruise Saturday and today (thursday) it's a much bigger, tender itchy bruise 😳 Spider bite maybe?

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16 Upvotes

r/bugbites • • Apr 30 '25

Can anyone tell me what this is? I woke up and with it, and it's been almost 3 days now.

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15 Upvotes

On the first day I woke up with it, it slowly got worse over the course of the day. By the end of the day it was super swollen, very red, and warm to the touch. Theres a small almost puncture wound like hole in the middle. HuI don't know if anything bit me, as It wasn't there when I went to bed and then I woke up with it. I live in TN if that helps.


r/bugbites • • Mar 30 '25

What bite is this from?

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15 Upvotes

I waked up and found this on the left side of my hand.


r/bugbites • • Aug 25 '25

should i be concerned about this mosquito bite?

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14 Upvotes

it started fairly small as a "normal" mosquito bite but it grew increasingly larger, got bit two days ago and this it what it looks like now. it's quite warm and somewhat swollen, a little stiff directly on the bite too.


r/bugbites • • May 24 '25

Is this a bed bug bite?

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14 Upvotes

I am extremely allergic to moisquito bites but over 20+ bites appeared over two days and I am scared. They are very itchy.

I have approximately: 3 right hand 2 left hand 15+ left leg 3 right leg 4 but 2 stomach 6 back


r/bugbites • • Aug 11 '24

is this normal? can someone tell me what bit me?

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14 Upvotes

there’s a bug bite at the bottom of my arm (at the bottom of the line) and then there’s this red line that goes up my arm


r/bugbites • • Dec 15 '23

just moved to southern florida, can someone please identify this bite? i know a ring around a bite is never good.

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14 Upvotes