Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudhary, bedtime stories to keep you

awake.

I'm DJ Lubel, the shows producer.

Tonight's episode is about a man who, let's just say, is experiencing a little bit of

a transition in his life.

Please enjoy invasive species.

When Conrad Davidson awoke one morning, he found himself scratching at an old bug bite on

his left arm.

He must have started scratching in his sleep because it was already red and stinging when

he woke up.

He lifted it up into the light for a better look and sure enough, there it was.

A small reddish dot in the midst of the pink scratch lines from his own nails.

It had been years since Conrad felt that old bite itch.

Ever since he'd actually received it, it had been during a college class when he'd just

been starting out his journey into the entomology world.

The class had gone outdoors, Conrad couldn't even remember to do what.

And he felt something slightly more sharp than a mosquito bite on his arm.

He instinctively shook it, trying to clear the pest, but the scientist part of his brain

wish that he hadn't.

He wished he could have gotten a good look at the culprit before the animal part of his

brain reacted.

As the insect flew away, Conrad only got a brief look at what bit him.

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