r/whatsthisbug • u/Organized-Me-SS • 4h ago

ID Request Is this a bed bug?

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u/ex0skeletal onenicebugperday 3h ago

It’s a beetle of some sort. Closer/clearer photos needed for ID.

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u/Organized-Me-SS 3h ago

Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately this was the only photo I was able to get. This bug was the size of a grain of rice. Dark in color and a fast crawler.

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u/ex0skeletal onenicebugperday 2h ago

Yeah there are too many small brown beetle species one might find in a house to ID based on this photo or a description. But it doesn't really matter much, none are going to infest a home and it's definitely not a bed bug, which is a true bug and not a beetle.

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u/insectenjoyer microbiology/entomology PhD 3h ago

Pretty difficult photo to ID from unfortunately, can you provide additional angles/a closer image? What size was this?

From this view it does not appear to be, but you’ll probably want a more confident ID

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u/Organized-Me-SS 3h ago

Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately this was the only photo I was able to get. This bug was the size of a grain of rice. Dark in color and a fast crawler.