Summer Is Peak Season For Tick Bites (via r20.rs6.net)

This year’s rainfall and humid weather have sparked an increase in the pest population, but there are things that North Texans can do to avoid getting bitten by ticks and other insects while outdoors. Source: r20.rs6.net

Beware of summertime bites and stings (via star-telegram)

If there’s one thing Texas has plenty of, it’s creepy, crawling things. No matter where you look — in your garden, in your yard, in your home — odds are you’ll run across an insect or arachnid of some kind. Source: star-telegram

Tarantulas, scorpions found in abandoned apartment (via ABC News)

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Animal rescue workers in Houston seized dozens of tarantulas and scorpions from a Houston apartment on Tuesday after their owner abandoned them, according to police. The Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seized 69 animals, including more than 50 baby scorpions and three dead… Source: ABC News