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johnsmithjohn Glasgow, United Kingdom Dec 14, 2017

Please help me identify the bug. I found them in the carpet under my bed. I live in Scotland, UK.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 14, 2017

This is a larva of a beetle in the family Dermestidae (carpet/hide/skin/larder beetles and allies); likely in the genus Dermestes. Members of this genus feed primarily on the dried remains of dead animals, dried/cured meat products, and occasionally dry stored food products including dry pet food.

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