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Strange small bug?

Strange small bug?
Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio, USA
July 7, 2019
I apologize if these images aren't the greatest. I know a detailed picture is best but given how small the bug actually is, It's difficult for me to get a decent picture. I got a hand me down bed with a backboard a few years ago, but recently as of late last year I have been seeing these strange, speck like bugs appearing on my bed and pillows. It's a creamy white with beige/-off brown spots on its back. It's very small. They typically appear in pairs unlike this one. My room is carpeted and I do live in an apartment. We're trying to identify it because this is becoming more frequent, and we're not sure if its the bed that they're coming from, the wooden headboard/supports or anything else. It's much smaller than a carpet beetle, so I don't believe that is what it is. In the past i have seen small black bugs appearing in my bed, but I doubt they were bed bugs because I never got bit, and when I inspected my bed I never saw any of the usual signs of bedbugs, so I ruled it out. They no longer show up, and now it's these strange white bugs with brown spots. The previous owner of this bed was an older women who had a small terrier like dog. Not sure if that is helpful. I don't believe its a flea or mite.

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