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country bumpkin

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Bed bugs can get in your hair but the good news is that they really don’t want to be there. Unlike fleas and lice that have bodies or claws that are specifically designed for navigating through hair, the common bed bug does not have these modifications. In fact, bed bugs need to set their front claws in a particular position so that they can insert their mouth parts into the skin just so, in order to be in the proper feeding position. Hair on the human head would make this very difficult. They would much prefer to feed on the bare skin. If they encountered your head first, they would most likely move to your face (many people suffer face bites) or some other less hairy area to feed. If you are bald, well, the head is fair game.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12133597/ns/dateline_nbc-dont_let_the_bed_bugs_bite/t/your-bed-bug-questions-answered/#.UKHf6YdX2S0

11 years ago. Rating: 7
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millie111

Itch alert!...I`ve just read this and I`m itching!...How does that happen:-?lol!

commented 11 years ago

country bumpkin

One night in bed, my leg felt itchy so I reached down to scratch it and found a wolf spider crawling on my leg.

I know what you mean, I'm itching just thinking about it!

commented 11 years ago

millie111

Cb...lol..It`s not the bugs I can see that worry me!...It`s the microscopic ones I fear:-!

commented 11 years ago

doolittle

I had a spider egg hatch open on me once (OMG do they hold a ton of baby spider..itch..skin crawl)

commented 11 years ago

millie111

Doo...Eugghh..that is scarey! :-Z

commented 11 years ago

doolittle

I was 1/2 mile from shore in a boat and I dove overboard (while the boat was running) and swam to shore and felt the spiders for hours!