Linkyu@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•Paris is battling an infestation of bloodsucking bedbugs on trains and in movie theaters as the city gets ready to host the 2024 OlympicsEnglish
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1 year agoFor those curious, they’re called “punaise de lit”, which literally translate to “bed stinkbug”, because technically they are the same family as stinkbugs.
Fun fact, stinkbug is also the word used for thumbtacks. Couldn’t find a reliable source on why though.
The person who made the actual announcement attached a video of exactly that: https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794/117