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What is this bug and why are they ALL OVER my bathroom!

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Rolypops · 10/07/2023 22:49

I woke up this morning to a bloody infestation of these things. Got rid of them and came back this evening to a million more. Can't even tell what they are. Help!

What is this bug and why are they ALL OVER my bathroom!
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user1471521072 · 10/07/2023 22:52

I live over in the US and we call them stink bugs.
I notice them in early summer but they eventually go away after about a month. Sometimes I just pick them up and throw them out the window.

Rolypops · 10/07/2023 22:56

Don't think stinkbugs are they are really small with no markings. Originally I thought baby spiders but they don't really look like spiders either. Think some kind of beetle maybe?

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FridayNeverHesitate · 10/07/2023 23:27

Are you in the UK? It's difficult to be sure from the photo, but I suspect they're phocids (booklice). If so, they are completely harmless to both you and your house, and they're very common in damp locations such as bathrooms.

MadAndGlad · 11/07/2023 01:13

Froghoppers?

mayorofcasterbridge · 11/07/2023 01:21

Not sure they look the same as our infestation was 24 years ago but biscuit beetles? They breed in things like flour, pasta and long-forgotten dry cat food. Most of ours were in the bathroom but that was because the offending cat food was in the cupboard under the stairs and the horrible things went up.

From memory these things were smaller but don't know how much you have magnified the photo? If it's them, trace the source and dump it and they should be gone!

CrazyArmadilloLady · 11/07/2023 01:24

Drain flies?

HappiDaze · 11/07/2023 02:43

Weevils

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