It can be distressing to wake up with a mysterious swollen red rash on your ankle. Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out.

Bug bites can often cause a lot of itching. Scratching may make you feel better, but breaking the skin can transfer bacteria from your hand into the bite. This can lead to an infection.

Symptoms to note: Fire ant stings are very painful due to ... which may look slightly torn. These bites appear as a tender, itchy red bump that typically heals in seven to 10 days.

and itching will go away in a few days. However, there are some people (about 1% of the population) who are hypersensitive to the venom of fire ants, and while a single fire ant bite is unlikely ...

Do you know what chigger bites look like? The tiny mites — also called berry bugs — may leave behind small, itchy red bumps. While it's easy to confuse chigger bites for other types of insect ...

Learn more about ingrown hairs. Share on Pinterest The itching from a fire ant bite can last up to 7 days. Several types of insect bites can result in a red or discolored bump on the skin.

Mosquito bites are itchy bumps that occur after female mosquitoes puncture the skin to feed on your blood, which helps them produce eggs. When they feed, they inject saliva into your skin.