Bed bug

Found indoors in cracks and crevices of mattresses, box springs, headboards, and furniture frames.

Obligate hematophagous parasite feeding exclusively on blood from warm-blooded hosts.

Nocturnal pests that emerge at night to feed and retreat into dark harborage areas during the day.

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