Other Bites & Stings

Sea urchins protect themselves with long, sharp spines. These can easily penetrate human skin and break off, releasing toxins into the body. These wounds can be very painful and will require...

Catfish are large, bottom-dwelling fish that can be found all over the world in freshwater or marine habitats. Catfish are known for their trademark large mouths and whiskers. In addition to these...

Sea urchins live on the bottoms of shallow oceans all over the world. Some urchins are flat and others are round, but all are covered with long spikes that they can imbed into the skin of other...

Sea urchins are beautiful creatures that live on the sea floor under shallow ocean waters. Although fun to look at, humans should never touch or move sea urchins. Unfortunately, it is possible for...

In tropical waters, sea urchin spines can cause terrible infections and are (except for by the following method) extremely difficult to remove. Tweezers will crush the spines in the skin, and the...

Sea urchin injuries can occur while diving, surfing or just walking in shallow water along the shoreline. The spines of the sea urchin can easily penetrate the skin and break off. Here's a...

While sea urchins are some of the least aggressive animals in the ocean, they are nevertheless responsible for injuring numerous divers and swimmers who inadvertently step on their spine-covered...

Last winter, while visiting my family in Hawaii, I fell off a surfboard and slammed my foot into a patch of sea urchins! The bottom of my foot was impaled by over 95 spines (I stopped counting...

Catfish are found in both fresh and salt water. They are a non-aggressive fish with whiskers protruding from their mouth area. They also have three spines that can stick into skin and a stinger as...