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Help! I can't identify this bug found in home.

We have found three of the same bugs in the house today, and we are having trouble identifying them.
They have six legs, antenne, and jump. They are too big to be fleas. They do not have wings. There bodies are black. They don't have prongs on their back. Help?
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Contributed by JenniferBuggy on 18 August, 2010 - 2:41pm

Nope.
No, it's deffinately not that. It has a defined head and abdomen, but not extra definitions.
… JenniferBuggy, 18 August, 2010 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately, a picture is t
Unfortunately, a picture is the best way we can identify this creature for you.
… Cassie Novak, 18 August, 2010 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

How about a big springtail?
Some of those get big (unfortunately we don't know which ones) and they can certainly jump! They are not called Springtails for nothing
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2010 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

Nope.
No, it's none of those. It's abdomen is rounded at the end, without any kind of prong or extended part.
… JenniferBuggy, 18 August, 2010 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

Hm...
The ones that I can think of are either Silverfish, Bristletails or Field Crickets. Try them in the search and see what you think.
… Cassie Novak, 18 August, 2010 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

Size and Location
It's about 10 mm, I'd say, and we live in Washington state.
… JenniferBuggy, 18 August, 2010 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

How big would you say they are?
3mm? 10mm?
and where do you live?
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2010 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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