Bird Dropping Spider (Common misnomer for Bolas Spiders or Bird Dung Crab Spiders)

Phrynarachne spp. (Crab spiders) or Mastophora spp. (Bolas Spiders)

Carpet Beetle (specifically likely the Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva/case)

Tinea pellionella

Fruit fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Lesser Mealworm (Darkling Beetle)

Alphitobius diaperinus

Louse

Phthiraptera (likely Pediculus humanus capitis)

Itch mite (Scabies mite)

Sarcoptes scabiei

Human Itch Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Pinworm

Enterobius vermicularis

Ghost Ant

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Pinworm (Threadworm)

Enterobius vermicularis

Itch mite (Scabies mite)

Sarcoptes scabiei

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp.

Skin Flake / Dried Skin / Sebum (Not an insect)

N/A (Biological debris)

Whirligig Mite (or Anystid Mite)

Anystis baccarum (most common)

Unidentifiable Debris / Crushed Insect Remains

N/A

Spotted Lanternfly (Early Nymph Stage)

Lycorma delicatula

Scab (Dried Blood/Wound)

Crusta (medical terminology for scab)

Blood Spot / Crushed Bed Bug Residue

N/A (This is a biological stain, likely from Cimex lectularius)

Varied Carpet Beetle (Adult) or Black Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci or Attagenus unicolor

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bunny Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva (casing)

Tinea pellionella

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci

Lawn Shrimp (also known as House Hopper or Land Amphipod)

Arcitalitrus sylvaticus

Household Casebearer (often specifically the Plaster Bagworm or Clothes Month larva case)

Phereoeca uterella (or related species like Tinea pellionella)

Unidentifiable Object (Likely Debris, Earwax, or dried fluid)

N/A

Mealybug

Pseudococcidae (Family)

Unidentifiable Object/Noise

N/A

Jigger Flea, Chigoe Flea, or Sand Flea

Tunga penetrans

Spittlebug (Nymph form of Froghopper)

Cercopoidea (Superfamily)

Carpet Beetle (Likely Larva or Exuvia)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle) or Attagenus unicolor (Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (most common species)

Lace Bug

Family Tingidae (genera vary by host plant)

Lace Bug

Family Tingidae (genera vary by host plant)

Lace Bug

Stephanitis sp. (e.g., Stephanitis pyrioides)

Pharaoh Ant (Incomplete/Damaged Specimen)

Monomorium pharaonis

Inanimate debris (likely plant matter/seed)

N/A (Non-biological specimen)

Flea Larva (Desiccated/Dried)

Ctenocephalides felis (most likely) or Ctenocephalides canis

Household Casebearer (often confused with Clothes Moth Larva)

Phereoeca uterella or Phereoeca allutella

Unidentifiable Object (Likely non-insect)

N/A