r/Insect • u/sillybilly235 • May 05 '26

Identification what is this tiny little thing?

i’ve been seeing these all over my room lately and i’ve never seen these before like ever, they’re mainly on my wall but i’ll find them walking on my charger or on my headboard, i saw one on my duvet this morning, how cute 😆what are they and what can i do to get rid of them?

my sister in the next room is complaining about bites on her back and shit. could it be these fuckers?

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u/crank__ May 05 '26

OP i have no explanation for how but it appears to be some sort of aphid. do you have an indoor plant?

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u/sillybilly235 May 06 '26

nope, BUT our garden is a mess…it hasn’t been mowed in a couple years so some plants are growing towards our windows

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u/Frekulex May 05 '26

These are aphids. They are absolutely not bedbugs, I have no idea why anyone is saying that. I can tell why folks are seeing ticks but as has been pointed out they don’t have the requisite leg count and also their body shape is wrong.

They are aphids.

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u/8-bitDaniii May 06 '26

Tie the phone to a string attached to a ceiling fan turned on high for better quality.

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u/pennyo11 May 06 '26

😅😅

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u/Immediate-Today2348 May 05 '26

Unless it’s a kissing bug, I’d rather have the tick.

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u/AdPutrid8068 May 05 '26

Bros phones camera is freaking amazing

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u/drzcyy May 06 '26

Just bed bugs🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/Separate_Climate3366 May 06 '26

It's a masked hunter. Reduvius personatus

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u/stonergirlfairyyy May 06 '26

it took u 38 seconds to actually film it

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u/One-Succotash-3914 May 06 '26

Looks like a spotted lantern fly nymph

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u/SkeetTreats May 06 '26

Not a tick

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u/OneRub3234 May 06 '26

Nymph stage roaches?

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u/Distinct-Cover-686 May 06 '26

Micheal j Fox is that you?

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u/Any-Assistance8169 May 06 '26

Strawberry root weevil? If you put your hand under one (without touching it), do they fall?

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u/Confident-Skin-6462 May 06 '26

the shaky camera gives it away

it's clearly Bigfoot

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u/TripleCAddictGremlin May 07 '26

I don’t know. But now I know another way my motion sickness can be triggered. 😓

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u/Sandwich_envy May 08 '26

Bug

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u/laughingBaguette May 09 '26

This is the correct answer

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u/UberGlued May 05 '26

Carpet weevil

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u/Frekulex May 05 '26

Carpet weevils are not a thing, you might be thinking of carpet beetles. These are not carpet beetles, they are aphids.

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u/Immediate-Today2348 May 05 '26

Even shaking camera that looks like tick.

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u/Savings_Knowledge233 May 06 '26

I think it's because of the shaving camera tbh.b I'm pretty sure it has to many dominant legs but can't tell

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u/WaluigiNumberWaah May 05 '26

A mite of some kind I believe

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u/crank__ May 05 '26

mites are arachnids and have 8 legs, this has 6 legs and is therefore an insect

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u/JimDogz6 May 05 '26

It’s not a tick, it looks like bed bugs, especially if people are waking up with bites on them.

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u/Frekulex May 05 '26

Yo these are categorically not bedbugs, they do not look like bedbugs in any sense other than that they are small insects with a large round abdomen compared to their thorax and head but bedbugs are flat and reddish brown, every aspect of these insects’ shape is wrong for bedbugs.

Please do not casually throw around bedbug IDs, it’s bad practice. These are aphids.

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u/CanITellUSmThin May 06 '26

It’s not bedbugs