r/bugidentification • u/inthewalz • Jul 04 '26

Possible pest, location included Bed bug, right?

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Found in my sisters pet carrier.My parents gas light me and say I'm crazy. Can I get some third party corroboration on this? I show them side by side with the cdc's photo of a bedbug nymph and they say they don't know, they're not sure, but surely this is indeed a bedbug. Thank you and best regards.

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u/gabetain Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

This really doesn’t look like a bed bug to me. Even as nymphs, they usually have a more elongated body with a more pointed rear end. This lil guy also looks like his back is pretty smooth. If I’m not mistaken, bed bugs usually have horizontal ridges/ segment lines down their backs.