Entomologist Lou Sorkin feeds his colony of bed bugs by letting them drink his blood through the little mesh top on their jar. Lou was quick to point out that given the opportunity, bed bug would not bite in a cluster like this. When done this way, the bed bugs have a full blown feeding frenzy, climbing over one another to get to Lou's blood.
The next picture shows the bite area right after the bed bug feeding frenzy.
Bed bug bite reactions come from human allergies to the bed bug saliva. Bed bug saliva serves a purpose similar to the saliva of mosquitoes, to thin the blood.
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