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Thursday, 02 May 2013

I am writing this while desperately resisting the temptation to have a decent scratch at the countless raised red bumps on my arms, ankles and neck. These weals of misfortune are not a reaction to some new body art. Instead they are proof positive of the power of unintended consequences when it comes to humans and the environment. I have been attacked by Cimex lecturlarius, more commonly known as the not so humble bed bug. And it's not my only brush with the blood sucking hordes. The first...

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