Bed bugs are small insects that are so named because they are often found in beds and small crevices. These small creatures, also known by the scientific name Cimex lectularius, feed off of the blood of warm-blooded animals. Humans are the best targets because humans have a lot of exposed skin. Adult bed bugs are about 1/4 inch long and are a reddish-brown color. Their bodies are oval and flat.
Instructions
1. Draw an oval with your pencil that is longer horizontally than it is vertically. This is the head of the bed bug. At the top of the oval, draw a small circle whose bottom border overlaps with the top border of the oval. Draw the circle midway on the oval and make it about one-eighth as wide as the oval. The circle adds detail to the shape of the bug's head.
2. Draw another oval connecting to the bottom of the one you drew in step 1 to make the body of the bed bug. Make this oval longer vertically than it is horizontally and about three times as large as the head. To make the body look more authentic, make it slightly pointy on the end opposite the head and draw eight evenly spaced vertical lines down the body to show texture.
3. Draw three legs on each side of the bed bug. Draw the first pair of legs coming out where the head meets the body. Draw the third pair of legs at the halfway point of the bed bug's body and draw the second pair of legs halfway between the first and the third pair.
4. Draw two antennae, with one coming out on the right side of the circle on top of the head and the other coming out from the left side of the circle.
5. Fill in the color for your bed bug. First color all the parts lightly with the brown colored pencil or crayon and then go over that even more lightly with the red colored pencil or crayon. Once you have completely colored the bed bug, add details using the black colored pencil or crayon. Go over the horizontal texture lines you drew on the body and sharply outline the body, head, legs, and antennae with black.
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