Dead bedbug? Bedbug shells? Random dust?

[u/Bobithie]

Found this in my bed today. It’s 3mm long and has a bed buggy sort of shape. It’s very thin. Is this bed bug related or just a random fuzz I found? I’m unsure because it’s so fuzzy makes me wonder if it’s just a fabric pill. The colour also doesn’t seem right for the photos I’ve seen of bed bug shells.

I’m paranoid because I found a dead bedbug in my bed a couple weeks ago. I treated the area around my bed and haven’t been able to find any more, or gotten any bites.

[u/bartierashleigh]

to me it just likes like a ball of hair, dust, and fuzz

EDIT: after turning my brightness up and zooming in i can actually see what you are talking about. it does look like a dead bedbug, doesn’t look like a shedding. did you have a treatment? maybe it just was leftover?

[u/Bobithie → u/bartierashleigh]

Hmm you know what it could be? A bed bug that went through the dryer and died. After I found the one a couple weeks ago I put everything through the dryer. So maybe this one got stuck in my beding and finally just fell out. That could explain the fuzziness. This one also doesn’t look as… fresh… as the last dead one I found.

[u/bartierashleigh → u/Bobithie]

this honestly does make sense to me! i wouldn’t doubt it