What's this bug I found in my bed?
August 5, 2009 7:12 PM Subscribe
BugFilter: Found a bug on my bed. Legs are in the wrong location on the body for it to be a bedbug, so what is it? Photo here.
It is a pretty slow little bugger -- I'd say slower than an ant. It measures about 5mm in length. If there are other details I can provide to aid in identification, please ask. Thanks!
It is a pretty slow little bugger -- I'd say slower than an ant. It measures about 5mm in length. If there are other details I can provide to aid in identification, please ask. Thanks!
It's very . .square looking. In the last segment of its body, I mean. It looks like a beetle, to me. Do you think it's this guy?
posted by Medieval Maven at 7:31 PM on August 5, 2009
posted by Medieval Maven at 7:31 PM on August 5, 2009
No worries and thank your lucky stars, that's definitely not a bedbug
posted by brookeb at 7:31 PM on August 5, 2009
posted by brookeb at 7:31 PM on August 5, 2009
Red flour beetle? Scroll down for the red flour beetle. It looks like your little guy.
Do you eat in bed? Could be munching on the crumbs....
posted by JujuB at 7:47 PM on August 5, 2009
Do you eat in bed? Could be munching on the crumbs....
posted by JujuB at 7:47 PM on August 5, 2009
Best answer: It might be a Lined Flat Bark Beetle. Is it extremely flat (dorsoventrally), as in the 3rd photo here? That might be another diagnostic clue.
For comparison, check out the images of Laemophloeus biguttatus and Laemophloeus fasciatus.
posted by nobodyyouknow at 2:29 AM on August 6, 2009
For comparison, check out the images of Laemophloeus biguttatus and Laemophloeus fasciatus.
posted by nobodyyouknow at 2:29 AM on August 6, 2009
Response by poster: Lined Flat Bark Beetle sounds very promising. My bug is quite flat and the brown markings on its back do match up with what is in the photos.
posted by roomwithaview at 2:53 AM on August 6, 2009
posted by roomwithaview at 2:53 AM on August 6, 2009
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posted by ellF at 7:24 PM on August 5, 2009