Bed Bug Bite Pictures

Example 1. Red marks foot and ankle.

Here you can see how the bed bug(s) followed along a line. Not necessarily a vein line, but rather the edge of the resting place. The victim was sleeping on her side. The leg and foot was pressing against the mattress  on the side we are facing now. The bug(s) bit right where the skin edged along the flat of the mattress. Adults tend to bite. Then walk a bit and bite again, and then again. Younger bed bugs also behave similarly but do not walk as far. Young fresh babies bite all in the same area. The red patch near the big toe is a cluster of baby bites. Although bed bugs do bite out in the open they seem to prefer a slightly squashy place where at least one side is pressed.

Example 2. Elbow.

Here the bites are several days old.  You can see the three bite cluster and line patterns. The victim scratches at the bites sites and causes them to bleed and fester. Actually bed bug bites are harmless, except only that they can be quite itchy for a time. It is the constant scratching and the breaking of skin that causes the blisters and infections some victims experience with bed bug bites.