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1. dicksteele
   

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   I'm in Peru, so it could possibly be many other things. I woke up with a few bites last night, but they definitely don't seem to be from bed bugs (one of them is a single itchy bite with a small red dot in the center and the other formed a blood blister immediately) so I'm not too worried yet, but this morning, I found this bug and it looked a bit suspicious to me.

   Here's two video clips of it. Apologies for the shakiness, I was doing my best

   https://filedump.neocities.org/1.MOV
   https://filedump.neocities.org/2.MOV

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   Sorry, my computer is trying to play it as music. For IDs you're much better off posting a close-up picture rather than a video.

   Professional entomologist/arachnologist. I consult on all matters dealing with insects and arachnids, including those of natural history and biology to pest management and forensic entomology investigations.

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   Posted 2 weeks ago
   Tue Feb 5 2019 11:23:13
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   I uploaded them to Youtube

   youtube.com/watch?v=D407tQAGzEE
   youtube.com/watch?v=ZmTeQ3W9BiE
   youtube.com/watch?v=3Y6yN69cYIg

   Here's the only photo I have...it is on its back
   

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   Posted 2 weeks ago
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   Additionally here are the same videos uploaded to Youtube...
   youtube.com/watch?v=D407tQAGzEE
   youtube.com/watch?v=ZmTeQ3W9BiE

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   Tue Feb 5 2019 13:19:35
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   Absolutely nothing bed bug related.

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   dicksteele - 3 hours ago  » 
   
   Additionally here are the same videos uploaded to Youtube...
   youtube.com/watch?v=D407tQAGzEE
   youtube.com/watch?v=ZmTeQ3W9BiE

   Much better with a picture. Obviously not a bed bug at all. The antennae are quite distinctive. This is a beetle.

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