Content updated: April 13, 2026

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Andrew Shayde: I've done some weird things in my life. I'm kind of a weird guy. One time, I lived out in the wild for weeks at a time on Naked & Afraid, the TV series.

And while doing that, I slept on a beach a few nights, where chiggers and fleas just ate me alive. And what's different than like mosquitoes and ants? You can at least you can see them. I can step on them or swat them. That the other guys are so little, you didn't even know you're getting eaten alive. So, don't recommend that at all.

Andrew Shayde, a survivalist of Naked & Afraid fame, has spent nights sleeping in many different places.* During one adventure that involved spending a few nights on a beach, Shayde found himself fighting fleas and chiggers. These tiny bugs that bit him were some of his least favorite to see – or not see.

*This is not an endorsement. Terminix is not affiliated with Naked & Afraid.