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From plastic-eating insects that could help combat world waste to bizarre insects that "saw" tiny sticks and build little log cabins to live in, our planet is full of fascinating and unusual bugs.

Experts are sounding the alarm that mattresses must be cleaned every six months to ward off bacteria, germs, and the dreaded bed bugs, with online searches for "bed bugs" surging by 838% in the past ...