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_telemachus1
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Posted 1 year ago
Mon Nov 28 2011 22:42:10
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Is this a bedbug? I can't seem to match it to anything.
I have been diagnosed with carpet beetles, which I am currently combatting, but I caught this in a sticky trap today and am wondering what it is. It has the segmented-looking body of a bed bug, but it doesn't look as transparent or as reddish brownish as bedbug pictures I have seen. It looks more opaque/greyish. Seems like it has two pincers or antannae on its head; legcount is hard to ascertain.
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punaisedelit
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Posted 1 year ago
Mon Nov 28 2011 22:48:45
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Your link doesn't work.
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_telemachus1
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Posted 1 year ago
Mon Nov 28 2011 23:53:22
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Added a few more to the same flickr page. Just click on "_telemachus1's photostream" to see the rest. One of them is quite good resolution.
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lsdrg706
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Posted 1 year ago
Tue Nov 29 2011 1:54:32
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That looks like a sow bug to me, but I am no expert.
In any case, looks nothing like a bed bug.
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loubugs
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Posted 1 year ago
Tue Nov 29 2011 6:30:26
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Yes, a sowbug. People should have faith in themselves and their ability to discern one small creature from another. A sowbug doesn't look anything like a bed bug. You can see so many legs, for one thing. The body is one unit (composed of sections) and its shape has nothing to do with insects let alone a specific insect.
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