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Nov 06, 2010 16:15 | #1

I have no idea what this little guy is and was hoping someone out here might. Its a very small creature, only 1-3mm in length. These images were shot at either 2x or 3x.

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Nov 06, 2010 16:16 | #2

You can also see from one of the below images that this bug sheds a skin.

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Nov 06, 2010 17:49 | #3

I hope you didn't find it inside your house, because thats where you don't want them...
Its Anthrenus verbasci, a Varied carpet beetle larva.

They feed on the carpet.

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Nov 06, 2010 20:22 | #4

Yep, that's what I thought that was. It's for that kind of exact reason I'm ripping all the carpet out of my house! I also perhaps need to get a new vacuum, it seems the one I had isn't doing it's job well enough. Might have to finally spring for that Dyson I've been wanting.

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