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Bedbugs roamed Earth alongside dinosaurs 100 million years ago

Accepted submission by realDonaldTrump at 2019-05-18 14:25:51
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foxnews.com/science/bedbugs-dinosaurs-100-million-years [foxnews.com]

A new study, published in Current Biology on Thursday, found that bedbugs have been around for 100 million years — significantly longer than scientists had previously believed.

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According to the study, scientists believe it is unlikely the parasites fed on the dinosaurs because bedbugs usually feed on animals with “homes” — such as a bird’s nest or a human’s bed — which dinosaurs didn’t have.


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