Anyone Have Any Fucking Clue What These Little Bugs Are?

[jonnymad]

I have been finding tons of these little fuckers all over the house recently, and they are really annoying. They look like really tiny brown beetles, and they can fly. I took a photo of one as close as possible (on a container of pellets since it was the nearest thing I could find that would offer good contrast.) Bonus points for the person who can tell me how the hell to get rid of them, I've started spraying the ones I can find with computer duster turned upside down and it makes a satisfying sizzling noise.

[t]http://i.imgur.com/itO42Ixh.jpg[/t]

[_Kayla_]

[img]http://www.ladybug-life-cycle.com/graphics/types.jpg[/img]
Looks like #18
or #25

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=_Kent_;44454210][img]http://www.ladybug-life-cycle.com/graphics/types.jpg[/img]
Looks like #18[/QUOTE]

So what is it, exactly, some sort of ladybug? And how do I stop them from infesting my house?

[_Kayla_]

Some type of ladybug. Have you tried buying a can of ant killer? Usually you can find it at any hardware store, probably deadly against all insects. Just make sure to get windowsills, door frames, cracks in the wall, and the perimeter of the house.

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=_Kent_;44454235]Some type of ladybug. Have you tried buying a can of ant killer? Usually you can find it at any hardware store, probably deadly against all insects. Just make sure to get windowsills, door frames, cracks in the wall, and the perimeter of the house.[/QUOTE]

Don't have any, guess I'll have to go grab some, I gotta go down and get gas tonight anyway, since I'm working tomorrow, guess I will pick some up today, thanks.

[DrZoid]

[QUOTE=jonnymad;44454185]I've started spraying the ones I can find with computer duster turned upside down and it makes a satisfying sizzling noise.[/QUOTE]

I use that on mosquitoes, makes for good target practice

as for the beetle it looks like one of these carpet beetles (on the right)

[IMG]http://www.pantrypest.com/images/furniturecarpetbeetle.jpg[/IMG]

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=DrZoid;44454279]I use that on mosquitoes, makes for good target practice

as for the beetle it looks like one of these carpet beetles (on the right)

[IMG]http://www.pantrypest.com/images/furniturecarpetbeetle.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Yup, that's definitely them, they are always on the carpet or on the walls. Funny enough, I get those little weevil things too, are they the same thing by chance?

[GamerChick]

I found a solution, I just throw them in my fish tank. :eng101:

I think they are carpet beetles though, but they are harmless.

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=GamerChick;44454297]I found a solution, I just throw them in my fish tank. :eng101:

I think they are carpet beetles though, but they are harmless.[/QUOTE]

I have a betta and a bearded dragon, I don't know I would feed those little things to either of them :v: the betta might like them though.

[Raidyr]

Definitely carpet beetles.

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=Wikipedia]The larval form is known as a woolly bear, a name it shares with the larvae of Arctia caja and many other moths of the family Arctiidae.[/QUOTE]

Woolly bear, that's fucking adorable

[GamerChick]

[QUOTE=jonnymad;44454312]I have a betta and a bearded dragon, I don't know I would feed those little things to either of them :v: the betta might like them though.[/QUOTE]

My betta loves them. They are basically the same size as his pellets. :v:

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=GamerChick;44454327]My betta loves them. They are basically the same size as his pellets. :v:[/QUOTE]

Guess it's time to stop freezing them then, hope she likes them, I got plenty.

[DrZoid]

[QUOTE=jonnymad;44454341]Guess it's time to stop freezing them then, hope she likes them, I got plenty.[/QUOTE]

My betta tries to eat just about anything that enters his tank (including fingers, unsuccessfully)

something to consider with feeding anything from outside is the fact that it might be tainted with pesticides, herbicides, chemicals, parasites, etc, so unless you know the insects have not been exposed to chemicals, it isn't 100% safe

[Tmaxx]

[QUOTE=DrZoid;44454279]I use that on mosquitoes, makes for good target practice

as for the beetle it looks like one of these carpet beetles (on the right)

[IMG]http://www.pantrypest.com/images/furniturecarpetbeetle.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
are we all ignoring that thing on the left

cuz damn

[jonnymad]

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;44454391]are we all ignoring that thing on the left

cuz damn[/QUOTE]

I get those things too, like I said. They aren't quite that color though, and their hair isn't that long, they are usually a lighter brown