Male bedbugs' mating rituals are horrifying
Just the thought of a bedbug infestation gives me the willies. Know what's worse? How they reproduce. As Aaron Carroll explains below, when mating, a male bedbug for some reason ignores the female's genitals. Instead, he punctures her abdomen, depositing sperm directly into her body cavity. Yuck!
Luckily for humans, bedbugs at least don't carry disease. Check it out. Ryan Cooper
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