Hello,
Yesterday, I was sitting on my couch (in the living room) and saw a couple small bugs on my cell phone screen. I tried to squish them with my finger and then flicked them away. Today, I saw the bug on my cell phone again, crawling on the screen. I killed it. I then later saw another one crawling on my arm (it tickles as if an ant is crawling on me).
I don't believe I have any bites from them as I don't itch or notice any bug bites on me. When it was crawling on my arm, it didn't seem to bite me either. I was able to drop a live bug in the toilet and I noticed it swimming quickly to the side, so I flushed the toilet. I might be wrong, but I don't think they're bed bugs because they don't seem to bite and I know how bed bugs look like (had an infestation 10+ years ago at my previous residence). I only see these bugs when I sit on my living room couch. I haven't seen them on my bed yet.
Also, not sure if this matters, but my couch is next to a sliding door window (it's always closed though, never open).
Sorry for the low quality pic, it's because they're so small. I would say it's about the size of the tip of a pencil or ballpoint pen. Also, the pic is of the bug on a white sheet of paper. Any help in identification is greatly appreciated.
This message was edited Sep 1, 2015 11:25 PM
Need Help Identifying Bug
Possibly a bird/rodent mite, but impossible to be certain from these images...
Thanks for the feedback. Is it possible they're mould mites? Because these bugs don't seem to bite.
Mites associated with moldy food items usually are a more uniform whitish color...
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