Moreover, direct termite bites are rare on humans and pets like dogs and cats. However, if termites do bite, it's usually not harmful. Termite bites might look small and red on human skin.

Possum detection preceded human cases by months to years, ... The 68-year-old, who underwent surgery, said people should remain vigilant in avoiding mosquito bites, ...

A spider bite can cause an awful lot of pain to a human. But to smaller animals, they can be deadly. An Aussie proved that after capturing on camera a huge huntsman spider readying an unlucky ...

Researchers say they have confirmed a theory that a flesh-eating bacteria that affected hundreds of Australians last year is being spread from infected possums to humans by mosquito bites.

WA MP Reece Whitby bitten by possum during feral cat conference. Reece Whitby was announcing the Cook government’s plans to stop feral cats when a possum decided to chomp on his finger.

Possums, such as Pseudocheirus peregrinus — not to be confused with opossums, including Didelphis marsupialis — are a major reservoir of M. ulcerans in southeastern Australia, but it was ...

Parsons said he hasn’t heard of using possums to control rats. But he said rats reproduce prolifically, with 12 pups possible from a single pair of well-fed rats.

Possum detection preceded human cases by months to years, the paper published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal said. The lag between the finding in poo samples and human cases could be ...