By alisha montreal quebec canada picture bed bugs before and after feeding.
Giant bed bug.
Live christmas trees often carry living creatures and one of the most common insects found on live trees is the giant conifer aphid.
This one was really big.
This was back in 2008 in montreal in a neighborhood in which i lived.
The location where you found this critter would be indicative that they might have been bed bugs but if you are certain the insects on the christmas tree are identical then we can rule out bed bugs.
Adult bed bugs are wingless insects about one quarter of an inch long and oval in shape.
Giant conifer aphids often are not noticed until the tree begins to dry out and the aphids begin to die.
No one believed me when i told them how big it was.
Like a bedbug on steroids.
These things were a living nightmare.
Generally the only consequence of being bitten by a bed bug was the discomfort associated with the itching and inflammation.
Bed bugs are very shy and were rarely active except at night.
Bedbugs are drawn inexorably toward any warm bodies but since they can t jump or fly their mobility is actually pretty low.