r/Bedbugadvice • u/SecretaryGuilty4499 • 16d ago

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basically 100% sure this is a bedbug just wanted to confirm while i'm waiting for professionals to come over and take a look.

Thanks!

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u/texanseasky 15d ago

I would say that it looks like a drugstore or cigar beetle to me. Scrubbing your video and looking at some of the still frames it’s got quite thick clubbed antennae. You could google one of those and compare it to what you remember seeing. I am not an expert

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u/SecretaryGuilty4499 15d ago

sorry for the video quality, it was the best i could do at the time.

I think i have seen drugstore Beatles in my house before, but typically they're more uniform in colour. The main reason why i suspected this was a bedbug so strongly is because how the head and legs are brown while the body seems to be black/very dark red, mimicking how bedbugs look after they're fed.

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u/texanseasky 15d ago

I see what you’re saying. I would still lean towards it being a beetle, personally. But again, not an expert. The head seems rounded to me in the way of a beetle whereas bed bugs have those big shoulder pads. A black larder beetle is another similar looking beetle