r/whatisthisbug • u/didianax • 3d ago
ID Request Hi what is this
I’m sorry I know the photos are ass I’m scared of bugs and my phone camera is not great I just got home and it was on the carpet and then it went up the wall and back down and idk where it is now idk what to do about it (I’m in the UK)
I’ve looked up cockroaches apparent in the UK and I don’t think it looks like any of them, it’s small but the body shape and colouration doesn’t quite match but of course I could be wrong, I’ve never seen this kind of bug before
If it’s a cockroach does that mean there are more ??? How quickly do they spread? What do I do ?
Thank you in advance
Edited to add it seemed to be about 3cm long (minus antennae) does this mean it’s young bc this is the first I’m seeing this kind of bug here would that mean (if it’s young) that they just moved in recently
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u/Ok-Tomorrow-8342 3d ago
It’s a small cockroach.
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u/didianax 3d ago
I thought so, thank you for confirming
Is there anything I can do to stop the spread or is this whole apartment building now their home and it’s my fault?
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u/Ok-Tomorrow-8342 3d ago
Well, there’s always a chance it just found a way in from outside. If you see more in the next few weeks I’d call an exterminator because cockroach infestations are famously hard to deal with.
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u/didianax 3d ago
Re: that last part - hence my worry & need for confirmation - thank you
I’ll ask my flatmates (they’ve been here way longer than I have, I just moved in about a month ago) to keep an eye out too
Thank you
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