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Found under a bed. - Ptinus tectus
Copyright © 2015 Caitlin McKinstry

Found under a bed. - Ptinus tectus
Cordova, Prince William Sound County, Alaska, USA
January 30, 2015
Size: approx. 3.5 mm
20x magnification

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Found under a bed. - Ptinus tectus Found under a bed. - Ptinus tectus
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Contributed by Caitlin McKinstry on 31 January, 2015 - 2:22pm
Last updated 31 January, 2015 - 9:09pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 31 January, 2015 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

I was wondering about some kind of spider beetle.
Take a look at Ptinus tectus for example.
… Skip Blanchard, 31 January, 2015 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a harmless flour beetle
… C, 31 January, 2015 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

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