Bed bug

Found in cracks and crevices of mattresses, furniture, and indoor living spaces near human hosts.

Obligate hematophagous ectoparasites feeding exclusively on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals.

Nocturnal and highly secretive, emerging primarily at night to pierce skin and feed before retreating into tight harbourages.

Bites cause itchy, irritated skin welts and psychological distress, but they are not known to transmit human pathogens.