Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals.

Most bee or wasp stings require only symptomatic treatment, such as an over-the-counter steroid cream or oral antihistamine to reduce itching and swelling.

Are tarantula hawks poisonous to humans? “Tarantula hawk wasps are venomous, however, their stings evolved to subdue other arthropods — particularly tarantulas.