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Help with identifying bed bug / bat bug / swallow bug

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, USA
June 8, 2020

Thank you for helping with bug identification.

If you could please let me know if this is a bed bug that would be great.

I found it crawling on top of my desk this morning at 8:00 AM, and it somewhat matches pictures which is freaking me out.
Our bedroom is about 12 feet away from the office where the desk is.

We live on the third floor of our apartment complex (with other apartments), have had bats from our chimney enter
our house before, and currently have an owl which regularly makes noises on top of our chimney.

Thank you.

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Help with identifying bed bug / bat bug / swallow bug

Help with identifying bed bug / bat bug / swallow bug

Help with identifying bed bug / bat bug / swallow bug

Help with identifying bed bug / bat bug / swallow bug

Help with identifying bed bug / bat bug / swallow bug

Contributed by uzziel on 8 June, 2020 - 11:01am
Last updated 28 August, 2020 - 1:43am

Moved

Moved from True Bugs.

… v belov, 28 August, 2020 - 1:43am

from what I can tell...

doesn't appear to be a traditional bed bug. Only one image is present, and the specimen appears wet(?). A dry specimen would be easier to analyze

… Blaine Mathison, 8 June, 2020 - 1:14pm

@ Blaine Mathison

Hi Blaine,

Thank you for responding.

The specimen was under bright light in my attempt to pickup the hairs around it's body. The wetness that appears around it is masking tape used to hold the specimen.

Some other links (hosted via an image hosting site) are located:

https://ibb.co/chxMdY8 (Bottom)

http://ibb.co/q0MypN0

http://ibb.co/dPwn4hP

http://ibb.co/vCNkFbD

http://ibb.co/jbywQ5t

How do I link more pictures? It seems to allow only one picture at a time.

Thanks!

… uzziel, 8 June, 2020 - 1:26pm

To add additional views...

...click on the "add image" link under the photo, then scroll down and upload the second shot. Repeat as needed.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 June, 2020 - 2:27pm

Thanks for the tip. Thoug

Thanks for the tip.

Thought it was just editing the main picture instead of adding.

All the new pictures have been uploaded.

… uzziel, 8 June, 2020 - 3:00pm

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