Anyone know what this is?
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Marcellus

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248 months

Sunday 7th August 2022
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As per title we've got a lot of these little mites in the house

SPR2

3,220 posts

225 months

Sunday 7th August 2022
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Could it be a cockchafferr?

A friend has these coming down her chimney.

Boosted LS1

21,200 posts

289 months

Sunday 7th August 2022
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^ Is she from Norfolk?

Ambleton

7,251 posts

221 months

Sunday 7th August 2022
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SPR2 said:
Could it be a cockchafferr?

A friend has these coming down her chimney.
You'd know if it's a cockchafer, if they're flying around the room it's like a bloody helicopter. They're massive.

Looks small - carpet beetle?

DodgyGeezer

48,784 posts

219 months

Sunday 7th August 2022
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Could it be:

Dermestes maculatus

Marcellus

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7,203 posts

248 months

Monday 8th August 2022
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Very small, <5mm and quite a few of them have just appeared in the lounge.

mini me

1,450 posts

222 months

Wednesday 17th August 2022
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Hard to tell for sure. Would be more obvious if could see it from above. But that looks a lot like a deathwatch beetle to me. If you live in an old wooden house then be very afraid….

MitchT

17,114 posts

238 months

Wednesday 17th August 2022
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Looks like a carpet beetle.