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    Bites & Stings

    Dec 21, 2020 3 minutes

    Life support medic ALET MAARTENS is a Gauteng-based trail runner with a few tips to keep you safe against summer bugs with big appetites or short tempers.

    Spending time outdoors and especially on a trail brings us in close contact with all sorts of bugs and critters. And most of us are experts in the dance moves that come from running face-first into a spiderweb.

    The question is, how do we deal with those bites

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