12 Things You Didn’t Know About Bug Bites  Protect yourself from
critters like bees, wasps, ticks, spiders, and bedbugs. And
learn what to do when a skin-piercing bug attacks.  By Karen
Springen  By Getty Images  Special Offers  1. Clothes and
perfume matter “If you make yourself smell like a flower, the
bees will come to you,” says Grayson Brown, PhD, director of the
public health entomology laboratory at the University of
Kentucky and past president of the Entomological Society of
America. He also recommends wearing white when spending time
outdoors because insects have a hard time seeing that color, he
says. (Think of beekeeper suits.) Another reason to go light:
You can spot what lands on you, adds Rosmarie Kelly, PhD, a
public health entomologist at the Georgia Department of Public
Health.  2. All spiders are venomous... But they’re unlikely to
severely harm humans unless you’re allergic. “Most of them can’t
produce enough venom, or their jaws are not strong enough to
pierce human skin,” says Brown. As l