An adult bed bug, Cimex lectularius, is in the process of ingesting a blood meal from the arm of a "voluntary" human host.With Halloween on Friday, Arrow Exterminators has prepared a list of the top five creepiest, crawliest, scariest pests.
1. Flesh Flies: Flesh flies are most often found breeding in and feeding on decaying material or feces but some species will actually lay their eggs in the open wounds of mammals - including humans.
2. Bats: Historically associated with vampires, only one species of this creepy flier actually feeds off of blood.
3. Earwigs: The name earwig literally means "ear creature" and is derived from the ancient superstition that these pests would crawl into ears and bore holes into the brain. While this may not be true, these creepy pests do have scary, claw-like forceps on their abdomen.
4. Brown Recluse Spiders: These spiders are nocturnal and while they usually feed on cockroaches and crickets, they will bite humans if they feel threatened. This bite can create a "volcano lesion" or a large, damaged hole in the flesh. In extreme cases, severe itching, nausea, vomiting, fever and muscle pain can also occur.
5. Bed Bugs: The size of an apple seed, these bloodsuckers typically come out at night to feed on their unsuspecting victims. Bed bugs do not spread disease but they may leave behind itchy, painful welts on their victims.
Source: Arrow Exterminators