
Community identification
Crushed bed bug (likely)
Cimex lectularius
- Order & Family
- Hemiptera; Cimicidae
- Size
- Adults are about 4–7 mm long; this specimen is too damaged to measure reliably.
Natural Habitat
Usually hides in mattress seams, bed frames, furniture cracks, and other sheltered indoor crevices near sleeping people.
Diet & Feeding
Blood-feeding; primarily feeds on humans, usually at night.
Behavior Patterns
Flat, wingless insects that hide by day and emerge to feed; females lay eggs in protected cracks, and young nymphs also require blood meals.
Risks & Benefits
Bites can cause itchy welts and distress, but bed bugs are not known to transmit disease. The image is too unclear for definitive identification; a crushed stain alone cannot confirm a bed bug.