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Post by jgomez9767 on Jul 14, 2020 20:51:10 GMT -8
Found these bugs on the ceiling of the second floor of my house, any idea what they are? There were 3 of them all at once on the ceiling so I'm worried this means they may have a nest in the attic/crawlspace. The 2 skinny ones are about the size of a small ant and brownish red. The small fat round one is about half that size and black. Any help would be appreciated! photos.app.goo.gl/6YAzDg7RnfnTiMBo6photos.app.goo.gl/aYkuDodJRA3me1BH9Thank you, Jeremy |
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Post by Paul K on Jul 15, 2020 4:59:57 GMT -8
The skinny one is a some sort of beetle but your pics are really out of focus, perhaps beetle specialist will tell you what genius or maybe even species.
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Post by jgomez9767 on Jul 15, 2020 6:40:31 GMT -8
Sorry about the quality, they were extremely small and my phone kept trying to autofocus as they were walking back and forth on the paper.
Thank you for your reply! Maybe a carpet beetle
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Post by kevinkk on Jul 15, 2020 8:37:31 GMT -8
Sorry about the quality, they were extremely small and my phone kept trying to autofocus as they were walking back and forth on the paper. Thank you for your reply! Maybe a carpet beetle Not a carpet beetle(s), looks like an unlikely meeting of different species of beetle. They don't look like typical pest beetles. You're right about the blurry pictures. Autofocus can be a problem. Carpet beetles are much smaller. Without clear pictures, given the enormous amount of beetle species, even a specialist would be pressed for id. At least you gave your location... |
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Post by jgomez9767 on Jul 15, 2020 12:02:57 GMT -8
Darn, well if I come across them again then I'll try to take a better picture and post it here. But if theyre not likely a pest species then i wont worry too much.
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Post by lepidopterist on Jul 15, 2020 17:11:03 GMT -8
I agree it is not a carpet beetle, antennae are not short or clubbed. This is a nice challenge though, I'll keep working it for a while.
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Post by jgomez9767 on Jul 16, 2020 19:50:21 GMT -8
Lol well if you do figure it out let me know 😊 its not the first time I've seen this bug in my house so I've been wondering
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