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Do bedbugs really bite A bedbug enjoys feeding on human blood. Night night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite … The bad news is that, yes, bedbugs really do bite! They commonly hide in mattresses and the cracks in bed frames during the day, but crawl out at night to feast on snoozing humans. The good news is that bedbugs don’t transmit diseases and, apart from leaving you with a few itchy patches, if they bite you won’t feel a thing! FACT FILE Measuring up to just 5 mm (3 3 ⁄16 in.) in length, it’s thought that a bedbug can drink around four times its original body weight in blood in just 15 minutes! 8 Do bugs use disguise Many bugs use disguise to protect themselves from predators, and it’s easy to see how the thorn bug got its name – after all, no predator would like to eat a sharp thorn. Thorn bugs like to suck sap, so tend to gather in groups on the stems of plants, which makes them look even more prickly! What makes a stink bug stink Put yourself in a stink bug’s shoes … there’s a big bird about to pounce on you and gobble you up, and in a matter of moments you’re going to be history – so what would you do? You’d need to unleash a hidden defence so you can live to see another day. That’s exactly what a stink bug does. Its hidden defence is its pong – phew. One whiff of this smelly perfume and predators think twice! A stink bug emits a nasty smell to deter predators. A thorn bug.
Are bugs able to live under water as well as on land Many bugs have adapted to life in or around water. Water boatmen swim upside down, using two long legs like oars, which make them look like tiny rowing boats. They paddle through the water, chasing and catching tadpoles and small fish to eat. Giant water bugs are so large that they can catch and eat frogs and bigger fish. Water measurers can be found at the edges of ponds. They ‘skate’ across the water’s surface, stabbing at mosquito larvae with their piercing mouthparts. Scientists use electron microscopes to magnify specimens, such as this bedbug, thousands of times. A water boatman uses its longest legs like oars to propel it through the water.
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