Bed bugs are essentially little bugs that are nocturnal and feed
off human blood. There are actually a lot of different kinds,
including some that feed off certain types of animals like
chickens, but the ones most people are worried about live mainly
off humans. They usually live inside of mattresses, where they
have convenient access to a food source - you. They crawl out
just before dawn and bite you, sucking out blood for about five
minutes. You don't feel anything until after the bed bug is
already safely back in its home. They will usually bite once a
week or so, and they can actually live for a long time without
feeding - usually six months, but sometimes over a year. Bed
bugs can infest all kinds of different places in your bedroom.
Most often they're in the mattress - in the seams, the box
springs, or sometimes the linens. However, they can really be
anywhere near where people sleep - furniture within crawling
distance, carpet, books, phones - they've been found in all
kinds of random things, because