Tiny red bug any idea what it is
Tiny red bug any idea what it is
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Trustmeimadoctor

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14,266 posts

177 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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No picture yet but approx 1.5 mm long seems to be sort of 2 segments dark red colour legs seem to be under the body not coming out the side

Mrs keeps asking if they are roaches as we have now found about 5 in the house

Any ideas?

OtherBusiness

882 posts

164 months

Trustmeimadoctor

Original Poster:

14,266 posts

177 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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That's much too big larve 6-8mm these are 1.5 as actual walking things

Smiler.

11,752 posts

252 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Mite be worth calling pest control if it looks like this:



Do you have chickens?


Trustmeimadoctor

Original Poster:

14,266 posts

177 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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I know it's not a mite looks like a beetle it's pill shaped forgot to mention that will see if we see another

No wildlife only a cat

Smiler.

11,752 posts

252 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Trustmeimadoctor said:
I know it's not a mite looks like a beetle it's pill shaped forgot to mention that will see if we see another

No wildlife only a cat
Tick maybe?

RammyMP

7,472 posts

175 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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I’ve had loads of tiny red spider like things crawling over the front of my house for the last few months

Simpo Two

91,012 posts

287 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Without a photo we're not going to get far.

dingg

4,437 posts

241 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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RammyMP

7,472 posts

175 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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The ones I’ve had are too tiny to photo

randlemarcus

13,644 posts

253 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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dingg said:
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That's not red, that's black, that is.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

252 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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dingg said:
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Spot on.

croyde

25,445 posts

252 months

Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Period

OtherBusiness

882 posts

164 months

elanfan

5,527 posts

249 months

Wednesday 29th July 2020
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Carpet beetle?

Trustmeimadoctor

Original Poster:

14,266 posts

177 months

Wednesday 29th July 2020
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I haven't found another yet to get a picture

Trustmeimadoctor

Original Poster:

14,266 posts

177 months

Friday 14th August 2020
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Picture at last out of focus I know


Smiler.

11,752 posts

252 months

Friday 14th August 2020
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Biscuit Beetle perhaps.

croyde

25,445 posts

252 months

Friday 14th August 2020
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Deffo a Beatle rather than a Spider.

He's says with conviction as if he's David bloody Attenborough hehe