Does all life have purpose? Bedbugs contribute nothing to the ecosystem, spend most of their time sleeping and still manage to cause a public nuisance. But some say it is time to extend a little generosity towards the little critters.
Panic in Paris as bedbug invasion hits city
Glossary
Hemingway - Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
Louvre - A famous art museum in Paris, France.
Catacombs - An underground cemetery, with passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past.
Parasites - When a creature lives on or inside another creature, causing it harm.
Ravenous - Very hungry.
Rampant - Spreading quickly.
Resurgence - A revival after a period of inactivity.
Ecosystem - A complex network of living things that rely on each other to survive.
Pollinate - Taking pollen from one plant to another so new seeds can be produced.
Pretentious - Trying to sound more important or clever than you are.
Latitudes - Species are moving polewards, closer to the north and south poles.
Exoskeleton - A skeleton on the outside of the body.
Forensic - Using science to investigate crimes, especially crime scenes.