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   vjayasha
   

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   Thu Sep 1 2016 23:17:03
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   Hello All,
   I caught this in a climb up and have no idea what it is. Is this have anything to do with bed bugs or carpet beetles? Any help would be appreciated.
   Size of it inside the ClimbUpIMG_7227 by vaishali jay, on Flickr

   Closeup of it:
   IMG_7224-3 by vaishali jay, on Flickr

   Backside:
   IMG_7226 by vaishali jay, on Flickr

   Frontside:
   IMG_7224-3 by vaishali jay, on Flickr

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   Fri Sep 2 2016 0:05:01
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   I''m pretty sure it's a varied carpet beetle

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   Paranoid 80 - 4 hours ago  » 
   I''m pretty sure it's a varied carpet beetle

   I don't believe it's a dermestid beetle at all. The images are very low resolution and not largest picture size. This make ID almost impossible. The setting on the phone is like Snapchat but this setting is no good for an identification. You also have to get as close as possible to the insect while still maintaining focus.

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