alexwild > Cimex lectularius bed bug taking a blood meal.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
alexwild > A bed bug nymph probes for a good feeding spot.  Note the flattened shape of the bug that allows it to fit into tight hideaways during the day.

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alexwild > Cimex lectularius adult feeding.  Notice how the labium (the sheath surrounding the stylets) folds back to allow the bedbug's piercing/sucking mouthparts to sink deeper into the victim's skin.  

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alexwild > Cimex lectularius bed bug nymph taking a blood meal. 

Chicago, Illinois, USA
alexwild > The swollen body of this bed bug nymph indicate that it is most of the way through a blood meal.

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alexwild > Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug.

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alexwild > The swollen body of this bed bug nymph indicate that it is most of the way through a blood meal.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
alexwild > An Aedes triseriatus eastern treehole mosquito takes a blood meal.  Illinois.

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Cimex lectularius bed bug taking a blood meal.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
alexwild > Cimex lectularius bed bug taking a blood meal.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cimex lectularius bed bug taking a blood meal.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
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