cimex

...just for you. Cimex lectularius, the common Bed Bug More photos from this series are posted here. photo details: Canon EOS 50D camera Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens ISO 100, f/13, 1/250sec

Cimex lectularius - the common bedbug Bed bugs are back.  The resurgence of these blood-feeding pests is perhaps the biggest entomological story of the past decade.  Take a look, for instance, at the Google search volume for "bed bugs" over the past few years: Google Trends shows an increase in bed bug interest relative to other pests, 2004-2009 Why am I telling you all of this? I've just posted a new online bed bug photo gallery.  I was fortunate to get my hands on a vial of live bed bugs recently, and it turns out that the little guys are excellent entomological models. Cute, cuddly…