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Hairy Crib Bug - please identify - Anthrenus
Copyright © 2008 paulap

Hairy Crib Bug - please identify - Anthrenus
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
October 7, 2008
Size: ~1/8"
This bug was in my baby's crib under the sheet. I took off the crib sheet to change it, and noticed a few "things" on the mattress. I wiped most of them off onto the floor, and then noticed this was not a piece of lint, but a bug. I did not find any other bugs on the floor afterwards.

It moves VERY slowly, and creepy-crawls rather than hopping/flying. I think there are some "bigger" legs there underneath all that hairy-fringe. It is a tiny bug - probably between an eighth and a quarter of an inch, but it really creeps me out that it was in the baby's bed.

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Contributed by paulap on 7 October, 2008 - 7:32am
Last updated 10 October, 2008 - 4:07pm

Dermestid beetle larva
These feed on products of animal original -- wool, fur, feathers, felt, silk, leather, etc. There is bound to be something like that in the vicinity of the crib.
… Michael C. Thomas, 7 October, 2008 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

 
"Carpet beetle larva"
Dermestids of this form are also called "carpet beetles." They can also subsist on accumulated, shed hair of pets and people. The hairs on the larvae can sometimes cause allergic skin reactions on people.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 October, 2008 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

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