![]() That means feeding (and biting) is a top priority for them after hatching. Unlike adult bed bugs, nymphs can’t go a year without food. Because they feed on nothing but blood, they must bite to survive! Whatever the case may be, baby bed bugs must find a food source if they want to move onto the next developmental stage. However, entomologists believe that body warmth and the carbon dioxide you exhale draw them in most. They’re attracted to many biological signatures. While they’re capable of feeding on any mammal’s blood, bed bugs seem to prefer humans. The only difference between bed bugs and other known parasites is that these pests live on the outside of your body! They feed exclusively on blood and rely on other living organisms to survive. These insects are considered to be parasitic. But make no mistake, baby bed bugs are just as hungry as adults! They won’t hesitate to bite you in your sleep and feed on your blood. One big misconception about bed bug nymphs is that they don’t bite. To accommodate that growth, these bugs must shed their old skin and make way for a harder exoskeleton to develop. Quick Tip: On average, baby bed bugs grow about half a millimeter between each growth stage. ![]() By comparison, the growth spurt these bugs go through is extreme. Many compare them to the size of an apple seed. That’s about a quarter of an inch in size. When fully grown, developed bed bugs can reach lengths of about five to seven millimeters. However, the size difference between baby bed bugs and adult insects is pretty significant. The size of adult bed bugs isn’t massive either. For some perspective, that’s about the size of a grain of rice! They are tiny and can be challenging to spot, but they’re still identifiable without any additional equipment. They’re perfectly visible with the naked eye.Īfter hatching, bed bug nymphs are typically 1.5 millimeters big. How Big Are They?Ĭontrary to popular belief, you don’t need to whip out the magnifying glass to see baby bed bugs. But as a whole, their physical appearance and biology remain largely the same. After hatching, nymphs go through five stages of development before reaching adulthood.ĭuring those stages, the bug will molt, grow, and change color. Unlike other common household pests, there’s no larval or pupation stage.īaby bed bugs do go through some changes as they age, but those transformations are not as extreme as the evolutions you see in other bugs. Quick Tip: Interestingly enough, metamorphosis is not a part of the bed bug’s life cycle. Six tiny legs and two lengthy antennae round off their physical features. They’re segmented as well and sport a much larger lower section. ![]() Beyond that, freshly hatched bed bugs have many of the same features.īaby bed bugs have an oval-shaped body that’s slightly flattened. If you were to put a nymph and an adult side by side, the primary differences are size and color. ![]() While most people assume that it’s the adults you have to worry about, baby bed bugs are just as bad! Also known as nymphs, they look strikingly similar to their more mature counterparts (making them hard to tell apart). Bed bugs are one of the most hated pests in the world! With their penchant for feeding on human blood in the dead of night and their ability to multiply rapidly, these parasitic pests can be a nightmare to handle. ![]()
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