“Bug powder causes male bedbugs to stab each other to death with their penises”

I’m a kind and gentle person. I think every living thing on this planet is miraculous and deserves to live out its life without human interference… but I make an exception for parasites. That’s why this article elicited a bloodthirsty cheer. Go, science! 🙂

(Original article linked to from Boing Boing has apparently been pulled. Here’s another one describing the same research, culled from the comments.)