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Bed bug? #591100

Asked August 21, 2019, 8:41 PM EDT

I found this on the baseboard next to my bed. I couldn't find any others. I woke up with two bites this morning but have no blood marks or spots or casings on the sheets or mattress cover. I did not see others in the slats or bed frame joints. I have never had bed bugs before. I could not get a better photo, but I did take a video of it walking on the wall before I trapped it with tape. 

County New York

Expert Response

I can not see details to be sure, but it looks like the larva of a dermestid beetle.  They usually eat dead things and other animal and plant based items such as wool, leather, dead insects etc.
Ed Replied August 22, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT

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