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Insect and Spider Identification: Mysterious Gray Household Insect, 1 by goldenoldy

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goldenoldy wrote:
Thanks so much for your reply, Flapdoodle!

I've posted 2 more pictures from this morning (sorry, the quality is still pretty weak). My first thought when you said weevil is that my little roommates don't have much of a snout on them, but when I looked this morning, I do see a short snout, I think.

I found one in my bedroom when I woke up this morning (and another one in the bathroom). I guess I spoke too soon.

When I saw your reply, I immediately scoured my cabinets again. No sign of my mystery guests. I've seen weevils in flour before, but I just moved into my new place a week ago and don't have any flour yet. I have sugar and some seeds, but the packaging is sealed, never been opened.

The only grain-like thing that's open at all is corn tortillas. Could this be the source of them? I checked the bag and don't see any tiny critters in there, but it's the only explanation - unless they could be coming from/for something non-food related?

Any tips for getting rid of them and/or any reason they're mostly in my bathroom?