CLOSED: Small spider/beetle/tick bug??

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jeff687687 Catonsville, MD Oct 13, 2008

Hi there-- found this guy on my sheets, under an opened bag of undershirts I had just purchased. Any idea what this guy is? I'm a little nervous, to be honest. Sorry the pictures arn't that great -- it is pretty small, as you can see in the shot with the tile edge. Sorry for the blurry pictures, I have some more but these seemed like the best.

Looked to me like he has 6 legs and two long antenna, with a bean like body, almost like a beetle.

Thanks--

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jeff687687 Catonsville, MD Oct 13, 2008

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 13, 2008

I think you're on the right track with some kind of beetle/weevil - ticks have really flat bodies.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 13, 2008

You posted your second pic while I was typing - I still don't think it's a tick, but I can't tell what it is.

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jeff687687 Catonsville, MD Oct 13, 2008

It looked to me like he had antenna of some sort, and I can't seem to find any ticks with that sort of deal. Glad it's not a bedbug, I'm itching just thinking about it.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 13, 2008

This most likely is a shiny spider beetle, Gibbium psylloides (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) - see http://www.ento.psu.edu/ImageGallery/Images/ShinySpiderBeetle02%20lateral.jpg for an image and http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/spiderbeetle.htm for more information. Spider beetles often are found indoors, where they may be pantry pests in stored food products.

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jeff687687 Catonsville, MD Oct 13, 2008

Thanks everyone-- seems like you got it! Glad to have a better idea of what that sucker is!

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