Coming into contact with a blister beetle can cause welts and blisters to form on your skin. While these lesions don’t typically cause scarring, they can be painful and uncomfortable. Learn more ...

The blister beetle is a family of toxic insects that live worldwide and cause skin damage to people upon making contact. With some 7,500 known species, their appearance varies widely and they come ...

Instead of a painful bite or sting, the primary defense strategy used by blister beetles is to release cantharidin on whoever is causing them trouble. In humans, cantharidin can cause painful ...

The black and red blister bug is out in force in Arizona now. Here's why the beetles can harm humans and animals and where you're likely to find them.

Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails? They're known as "blister beetles" because their blood contains a chemical that can be extremely painful to human skin.

The black blister beetles, I learned, are so-called because the adults, when rubbed or crushed, emit a caustic substance that causes blistering on skin.

A woman has warned holidaymakers to be careful after she was left with "horrific" blisters and scars after being bitten by a beetle. Emma Rose Lowry, 28, was on holiday with her partner Jordan ...

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Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails? They're known as "blister beetles" because their blood contains a chemical that can be extremely painful to human skin.