Beautifying Bedbugs

The Loom
By Carl Zimmer
Sep 18, 2009 6:50 AMNov 19, 2019 10:57 PM
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I've been thinking a lot about bedbugs recently, because...well, because that's part of my job description. I was asked to be on a radio show a couple weeks ago to talk about the rising tide of bedbugs in the United States (note to self: don't pick up old mattresses left out on trash day). But I also think they're pretty interesting. (Traumatic insemination, for starters...) And, thanks to Alex Wild, Annie Liebowitz to the arthropods, I now also think they're rather lovely. If you haven't checked out his blog, do. [Note: To all the professional exterminators who are trying to post crypto-ads for their companies in the comments, please don't bother. I'll delete it. Why not buy a real ad from Discover and support the site?]

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