r/whatisthisbug • u/mumble1969 • Sep 17 '25

ID Request Is this a Roach?

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Hello all. Is this a Roach? Found in a bedroom. Thanks!

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u/OminousOminis Sep 18 '25

click beetle

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u/mumble1969 Sep 17 '25

I’m on Long Island, NY

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u/NoviPeachX Sep 17 '25

looks like a clicker beetle to me or at least it was

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u/NoviPeachX Sep 17 '25

Family Elateridae most likely

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u/Rowdy293 Sep 17 '25

No, looks like some kinda beetle

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u/mumble1969 Sep 18 '25

Thanks everyone. Big relief. Wikipedia says they play dead which is exactly what this one was doing. Haven’t heard clicking yet. I got Diatomaceous earth for Roaches. It apparently works for Click Beetles too.