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  • 1insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …

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  • 2Insect sting — Stings from large stinging insects such as bees, hornets, yellow jackets and wasps can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. In selected cases, allergy injection therapy is highly… …

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  • 3Patron Saint of Persons Afflicted with Insect Stings and Snake Bites — Sebastian …

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  • 4Insect bites and stings — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D007299Insect bites and stings occur when an insect is agitated and seeks to defend itself through its… …

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  • 5Insect Queen (Amalgam Comics) — Superherobox| caption=Insect Queen from Spider Boy #1, Vol. 1. Art by Mike Wieringo comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Insect Queen real name=Mary Jane Watson publisher=Amalgam Comics debut= Spider Boy Vol. 1 #1 (April, 1996)… …

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  • 6insect bite and sting —       break in the skin or puncture caused by an insect and complicated by introduction into the skin of the insect s saliva, venom, or excretory products. Specific components of these substances are believed to give rise to an allergic reaction …

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  • 7Bee sting — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|989.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A bee sting strictly means a sting from a bee (honey bee, bumblebee, sweat bee etc). In the… …

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  • 8Tarantula hawk — For the psychedelic rock band, see Tarantula Hawk (band). Tarantula hawk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 9sting — [[t]stɪ̱ŋ[/t]] stings, stinging, stung 1) VERB If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. [V n] The nettles stung their legs... [V n] I jumped …

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  • 10Hammock — The hammock is a fabric sling used for sleeping or resting while suspended above ground. It normally consists of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine or thin rope stretched with ropes between two firm points such as trees or… …

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