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Hidden horrors: Extreme close-ups of the creepy crawlies that infest our homes
They look like aliens from some futuristic Hollywood blockbuster.
But these ugly bugs have already invaded your home.
Magnified over a million times, these are the true faces of the mites, flies and fleas that lurk in our carpets, sofas and kitchen cupboards.
They include the flour mite – a revolting bug that infests packets of pasta, flour and bread bins – and the dust mite which thrives in furniture, curtains and carpets.
Itchy feeling: This image taken through a Scanning Electron Micrograph shows a house dust mite, which lives on shed skin cells
Other hidden horrors are the silverfish, a fast moving bug that loves the cupboard under the sink and the red flour beetle – a pest that arrives in your home in bags of flour.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1299938/Extreme-close-ups-creepy-crawlies-infest-homes.html#ixzz0vacgnn00
