ILLUSTRATIONS vi EDITORIAL NOTE ABOUT INSECTICIDES vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii GIANT DESERT CENTIPEDE 3 SCORPIONS 4 Treatment of scorpion stings 6 Where scorpions live 7 BLACK WIDOW SPIDER 7 Where black widows live 8 Black widow bites 9 Treatment of black widow bites 9 Control of black widows 10 BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER 10 Where found 11 The brown recluse bite 11 Treatment for bite of the brown recluse spider 12 TARANTULAS 13 CONENOSE BUG (cross bug, bellows bug, Walpai tiger, kissing bug) 14 Habitat of conenose bug 14 Treatment of conenose bites 16 Control of conenose bugs 16 ANTS, WASPS, HORNETS, BEES 17 Ants and velvet ants 18 Control of ants 19 Wasps, hornets, yellowjackets, bees 19 HONEYBEE 20 How a bee stings 21 Treatment of bee stings 22 PUSS CATERPILLAR 23 ARIZONA CORAL SNAKE 24 RATTLESNAKES 25 Where rattlesnakes are found 25 Protective clothing 26 Rattlesnake relatives 26 The sidewinder 26 Helpful precautions 27 First-aid for rattlesnake bite 27 BACK-FANGED SNAKES 30 GILA MONSTER 31 Food and habits 32