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To worry about this critter that came home with us from a hotel?

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Amberlynnswashcloth · 18/07/2025 16:33

We just got back from a couple of nights in a hotel (UK). I did check the bed crevices when we arrived and it all looked lovely with no signs of bugs, shells or poo. We've got no bites that I'm aware of. However, this fell out a load of laundry that I was hanging-up when we got back. The pile was made up of clothes and pyjamas that were worn at the hotel and came straight from the suitcase to the washing machine. My initial thought was that its a bed bug and I've spent the morning driving myself insane with worry. I've already thrown-out the suitcase and bags and put the shoes and books in the freezer! I even threw out the door mat that the bags were sitting on when we came home. I'm exhausted and have lost all perspective. Can anyone identify this bug? Could it be a bed bug or something else? Not the best picture. Its already been through the wash at 60 degrees so the bug is very much dead in this image. Its brown and has a flat body that I think is twisted the wrong way due to the washing machine. 5p for scale. Any advice much appreciated - I'm quite an anxious person when it comes to contamination etc and this is my worst nightmare.

To worry about this critter that came home with us from a hotel?
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JMSA · 18/07/2025 16:37

And I have the impression that bedbugs would be smaller too.

Cherrysoup · 18/07/2025 16:36

Spider, bent legs are very familiar (my house is spider central currently).

JMSA · 18/07/2025 16:36

A spider was my first thought. Poor thing!

Middletoleft · 18/07/2025 16:35

Bedbugs (from memory, touch wood it stays that way) are much smaller.

The pic looks more like a beetle or something.

Autismnonfunctional · 18/07/2025 16:35

Looks like a little dead curled up spider ?

TheGriffle · 18/07/2025 16:35

That looks like a spider to me. Far too big and wrong shape and colour to be a bed bug. I’d retrieve your luggage from the bin.