How Bed Bugs Attack

Male: How in the world can you find them before they find you?

Male: They're always hungry. Bed bugs are attracted to us by the carbon dioxide in our breath and also the heats from our bodies are two very important cues.

Male: The adults can be seen with the naked eye. But the nymphs are practically invisible.

Male: There is a nymph here and it’s starting to feed right now.

Male: As the nymphs feed they turn red with blood.

Male: Pretty plump.

Male: But the nymphs are born equipped with a highly specialized weapon, an elongated mouth called a stylet. It's shaped like a miniature hypodermic needle. After finding a cabellari, it pierces the skin quickly and efficiently inflicting no pain. The bed bugs host never even wakes up.

Male: It produce saliva which access anesthetic and also as anticoagulant.

Male: Using its hallowing stylet like a straw, the insect drinks its host’s blood nearly doubling in size.

Male: We want to thank animal planet for that clip.