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Unclear; likely a small spider or mite
Not reliably identifiable from this image
Booklouse (psocid)
Liposcelis spp.
Indeterminate; likely a tiny fly or mite
Not identifiable from this image
Booklouse (psocid)
Likely Liposcelis spp.
Carpet beetle larva
Anthrenus spp. (likely Anthrenus scrophulariae)
No identifiable insect visible
Not determinable from the image
Not identifiable from the image
Undetermined
Likely skin mite or follicular debris (not reliably identifiable)
Indeterminate from image; possibly *Demodex folliculorum*
Unidentifiable tiny insect or mite
Cannot be determined from the image
Indeterminate tiny beetle or insect fragment
Not identifiable from the photograph
German cockroach
Blattella germanica
Likely human flea
Pulex irritans (tentative identification)
Thrips (likely a flower thrips)
Order-level identification: Thysanoptera; species cannot be confirmed from the image
Unidentified tiny arthropod or debris
Not determinable from this image
Unidentified small moth or moth-fly fragment
Not reliably identifiable from the image; possibly a clothes moth (Tineidae)
Unidentified tiny arthropod, possibly a mite
Undetermined from the photograph; commonly suspected household mites include Acarus spp.
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus spp. (likely)
Fuzzy carpet beetle larva (probable)
Anthrenus spp. (likely Anthrenus scrophulariae)
Brown-banded cockroach nymph (probable)
Supella longipalpa
Unidentifiable small arthropod or insect fragment
Not determinable from the photograph
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Spider beetle (probable)
Ptinus spp. (likely Ptinus tectus or a related species)
Likely clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa
Booklouse (barklouse)
Psocoptera, likely Liposcelis species
Booklouse (psocid), likely a winged form
Liposcelis sp. (identification uncertain from image)
No insect present (stuffed animal)
Not applicable
Pet rat (fancy rat)
Rattus norvegicus
No insect visible
Not applicable
Small ant (likely pavement ant)
Tetramorium immigrans
Unidentified tiny flying insect
Cannot be determined from the image
Unidentifiable insect
Cannot be determined from the image
Jumping spider
Family Salticidae; species uncertain from the image
German cockroach (likely nymph)
Blattella germanica
Jumping spider (likely a small sac spider or related spider)
Uncertain from the image; possibly family Salticidae
Flower chafer beetle (likely a darkling flower beetle)
Trichodes ornatus (probable identification)
Leaf-footed bug nymphs (likely squash bug nymphs)
Anasa spp., likely Anasa tristis
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Ground beetle
Likely *Pterostichus* or a related carabid; species-level identification requires closer views.
Striped plant bug (likely milkweed bug)
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Yellow tussock moth caterpillars (likely)
Likely *Euclea* sp. (identification from image is approximate)
Spiny oak slug caterpillar
Likely *Euclea delphinii* (identification tentative from the blurred image)
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