Sunday, March 1, 2009

How Nasty Bedbugs Attack!

Bedbugs are nasty critters lurking at corners of your bed, waiting for you every single night. it's really interesting how these parasites can hide within your bed forever without you knowing it. it's just crazy! so upon closer look, i found out..

..how nasty bedbugs attack!..

Bedbugs are not fond of sunlight so they hide while the sun is up and activates when it's dark and they like warm blood. they belong to bug family Cimicidae, close relatives of pet fleas and bat bugs, the size of apple seeds. they closely resemble cockroaches only they differ in color. aside from their usual hangout--your bed, they can also hide in furnitures, clothings, walls, and dark crevices.

and that is not all, your bedbug friends work this way: while you are far away in dreamland, they will insert two needle point tubes into the skin, the first one contains its own saliva that will coagulate your blood and anesthetize its drawing point so that you won't feel its sting and won't interfere with your dreaming state while the second one will draw blood and suck off until their bottoms are full. freaky huh? at least the little critter is considerate enough not to wake you up.

for chronic travelers, please beware of these "additional amenities" upon checking in your room. they can ruin your vacation plus they might decide to come home with you, if they happen to like you that much..

2 comments:

One Time said...

Now I'm afraid to go to sleep.

MyKitty said...

It's really scary, especially I travels a lot! Any preventive measures??