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the tiny vampire that survived nuclear testing and definitely outlived your faith in hotels
means A small, flat, reddish-brown insect (Cimex lectularius) that hides in beds and furniture and feeds on human blood at night, leaving itchy bites.
from A plain English compound, exactly what it says on the tin: 'bed' (Old English 'bedd,' a sleeping place) plus 'bug.' The 'bug' half is the murkier one — appearing in English around the 1600s for insects and creepy-crawlies, possibly related to Middle English 'bugge,' meaning a frightening thing or hobgoblin (the same root that gives us 'bugbear' and 'bogey'). So 'bedbug' carries a faint old shiver in it: the small terror that lives in your bed.
- resilient
- Survives a year without feeding
- traumatic mating
- Males stab females through the body wall
- co2 hunters
- They track your breath in the dark
- ancient pest
- Plagued humans since cave-dwelling days
- radiation tough
- Tolerates doses that would kill a person
paris metro epidemic 2023 — french capital experienced widespread bedbug outbreak across public transport in 2023-2024
london hotels crisis 2024 — premier inn and travelodge chains faced major bedbug problems affecting multiple london locations in early 2024