Unwanted Neighbours

This page is a spinoff of ‘Meet Your Neighbours‘, presenting species we often don’t want to meet: household pests, biting and blood-sucking arthropods, disease vectors, venomous animals, parasites etc’. Despite their bad reputation it is important to mention that there are no “bad” animals. Every creature has its rightful place on this planet.

Closeup of an assassin bug nymph (Psytalla horrida). Photographed in captivity
Kissing bug (Rhodnius pictipes), a blood-sucking insect that vectors Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellate protozoa that causes Chagas disease. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
A female mosquito (Sabethes sp.) in mid-bite. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Brown sand assassin bug (Holotrichius rotundatus). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Louse fly (Hippobosca camelina), a blood-sucking fly that attacks large mammals, including humans. Carmel Mountain Range, Israel
Human flea (pulex irritans). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
A female mosquito (Sabethes sp.) in mid-bite. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Human botfly (Dermatobia hominis), adult and larva. Cayo District, Belize
Mediterranean black centipede (Scolopendra sp.). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Black fat–tailed scorpion (Androctonus bicolor). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Characteristic hourglass-shaped marking on the underside of a western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus). British Columbia, Canada
Ecuadorian black scorpion (Tityus asthenes). Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus), dorsal view. British Columbia, Canada
Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), a vector of lyme disease. Massachusetts, United States
Flea from a cave in the Judaean Mountains, Israel
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles sp.), frontal view. Texas, United States
A female mosquito (Sabethes sp.) in mid-bite. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Stinger of Tityus asthenes. Amazon basin, Ecuador
Carapace
Louse fly (Hippobosca camelina), a blood-sucking fly that attacks large mammals, including humans. Frontal view. Carmel Mountain Range, Israel
Louse fly (Hippobosca camelina), a blood-sucking fly that attacks large mammals, including humans. Dorsal view. Carmel Mountain Range, Israel
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles sp.), dorsal view. Texas, United States
Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), a vector of lyme disease. Massachusetts, United States
Kissing bug (Panstrongylus geniculatus), a blood-sucking insect that vectors Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellate protozoa that causes Chagas disease. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), a vector of lyme disease. Massachusetts, United States
Kissing bug (Rhodnius sp.), a blood-sucking insect that vectors Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellate protozoa that causes Chagas disease. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Male Arabian fat–tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda). Golan Heights, Israel
Kissing bug (Panstrongylus geniculatus), a blood-sucking insect that vectors Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellate protozoa that causes Chagas disease. Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Human flea (pulex irritans). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata). Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Mediterranean black widow spider (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Kissing bug (Triatoma dimidiata), a blood-sucking insect that vectors Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellate protozoa that causes Chagas disease. Caves Branch, Cayo District, Belize
Telson and stinger of black fat–tailed scorpion (Androctonus bicolor). Central Coastal Plain, Israel
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles sp.), dorsal view. Texas, United States
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles sp.), dorsal view. Texas, United States
Eye arrangement in a brown recluse spider (Loxosceles sp.). Texas, United States
Silhouette of a western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus). British Columbia, Canada
Western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus), ventral view with the characteristic hourglass marking. British Columbia, Canada
Western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus). British Columbia, Canada
Western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus). British Columbia, Canada
Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), a vector of lyme disease. Massachusetts, United States
Human botfly (Dermatobia hominis). Cayo District, Belize
Wandering spider (Phoneutria fera). Amazon Basin, Ecuador
Deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus hebraeus). Negev Desert, Israel
Deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus hebraeus). Negev Desert, Israel
Telson and stinger of a deathstalker scorpion (Leiurus hebraeus). Negev Desert, Israel
Human botfly (Dermatobia hominis) larva. Cayo District, Belize
Female Arabian fat–tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda). Golan Heights, Israel
Female Arabian fat–tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda). Golan Heights, Israel