What Are Bed Bugs

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Bed bugs live where you sleep. Somewhere in your home there are these disgusting creatures. They can be anywhere in the world. They could even be next to you right now! It’s hard to believe, but you sleep with them! They live in your bed. When you sleep with them, they bite you and they look like huge mosquito bites. (Figure 1)

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