SAND FLEA BITES: HOW TO DEAL WITH THE BITES

This is in our top five articles read in the HOWLER because it is a very common problem
Nothing is worse than enjoying a beautiful Costa Rican sunset then waking up in the middle of the night with your legs red and itchy from the common sand flea. What are these little nuisances and what should you know about their bites?
Contrary to its name, a sand flea belong to a small crustacean category that includes the mole crab, sand crab, sand mite, sand tick, sea cicada and sand fiddler. A tough exterior skeleton enables the sand flea to hold its appendages close to the body. This plays a very important part in its ability to move through tidal currents. Small in size, these crustaceans can range between 0.5 inches and two inches in length.
Do not scratch the bites
as it can increase the
chances of infection.
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Translated titles:
PICADURAS DE PULGAS DE ARENA: CÓMO TRATAR LAS PICADURAS
SANDFLOHBISSE: WIE MAN MIT DEN BISSEN umgeht
PIQRES DE PUCES DE SABLE : COMMENT TRAITER LES PIQRES
נשיכות של חולות חול: כיצד להתמודד עם הביסים
MORSI DELLE PULCI DI SABBIA: COME AFFRONTARE I MORSI
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