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(another) What's this bug
EclecticGroove
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I have been seeing these pop up all over my apartment the last few weeks.
What are they? And what are they coming in from/for? Which would tie into how do I get rid of them.
Size wise, this is about the size of a pencil tip.
What are they? And what are they coming in from/for? Which would tie into how do I get rid of them.
Size wise, this is about the size of a pencil tip.
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Though it's hard to tell from this potato.
Stinkbugs usually have a more "shield" like shape, I think. @arch would be good for this too.
Yeah, sorry for that. It's really small, so was either a close shot that couldn't focus that well, or a further away shot that didn't have much clarity either.
I've seen a few stink bugs around over the years, but always adults, and always solo. These small guys I've been finding at least 1-2 of a week, and sometimes 2-3 in a given day.
From the size and color pattern I think its a dermestid (carpet) beetle. Maybe spread some diatomaceous earth around the apt for a few days, and give the whole place a daily vacuum for about a week after that.
They eat fibers like carpet, clothes, and hair.
https://ask.extension.org/questions/171842
edit: Yeah, definitely looks pretty much exactly like the photo here: http://extension.umd.edu/learn/varied-carpet-beetle
or green....or yellow....or brown...or....
pentatomidae is super diverse, plus lots of hemiptera have scent glands
They deffo have a very "shield" like look to them though.
Some other bugs look like that too.
Awesome, thanks.
That would make sense. I started seeing them shortly after I had a leak in the exterior wall. Probably got in here then somehow.
Yeah. The big thing that lets you easily tell a beetle from a true bug like a stink bug is basic shapes, incidentally. If it looks like a triangle, it's a true bug. If it looks like a circle or oval, it's a beetle.
This works in like 99.99% of cases and the ones it doesn't work on you'll probably look at and go "I have no idea what this is", something like....I guess a Gelastocoridae (toad bug)
but they are cute, so they stand out anyway!
TOAD BUGS
I saw one of these alive for the first time recently
They really do hop just like little toads and it's the cutest
And this is a Rock Beatle
I swore we had one, but I can't seem to find it now
If I wasn't afraid of the infractions, I'm so curious what Tube's brain would do if the Bug report forum just started becoming pictures asking " What's this bug"
Finally, a chance to use my degree!