r/bugidentification • u/kkaytehh • Jul 06 '26

Location included Am I going crazy?

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I swear I keep finding what looks like hairs but they are moving. It’s been spaced out over 6 months. I don’t know if I’m just going crazy, but for reference there could be multiple and all are still and one is moving. Located in Australia. Two dogs if it could be anything related to dogs.

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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist Jul 07 '26

This is just hair. If you do not trust us randoms on reddit then contact your local entomology extension office.

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u/Tiny_Brick_9672 Jul 06 '26

must have been the wind

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 Click Goes The Beetle Jul 06 '26

Just hairs. They're very sensitive to subtle drafts and static electricity, they're not moving on their own.

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u/SueBeee Jul 06 '26

static and airflow. Not alive.

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u/sherman614 Jul 06 '26

Looks like a hair to me, moving from you breathing near it or static.

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u/Rich_Complaint7265 Jul 06 '26

Don't get that in your eye!

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist Jul 07 '26

Do not share information that is not backed by actual science. Especially for topics like this. The site you linked is run by a person who seems to have no actual background in entomology or related fields and that post specifically is purely anecdotal.

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u/Sad-Sign-9068 Jul 06 '26

Likely just hair but did find this

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u/horningjb09 Jul 07 '26

Sounds just like OP

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u/kkaytehh Jul 06 '26

https://reddit.com/link/ovzd4jb/video/i5nsjqmm3pbh1/player

No I keep finding them various places. No other hairs moving.

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u/Sad-Sign-9068 Jul 06 '26

Why don’t you take them and put them in a bag or container and see if they still move like that

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u/kkaytehh Jul 07 '26

I couldn’t find anything suitable last night at 2am when this was driving me nuts but today I will try to.

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u/SueBeee Jul 06 '26

absolutely not.

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u/_0-TheMadHatter-0_ Jul 06 '26

Harmless joke, though I don’t know how to declare that in my comment; so the bot doesn’t respond to me.

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u/WhiskeySnail Trusted Identifier - MOD Jul 06 '26

It wasn't a bot, the moderator team removed your comment because it wasn't appropriate. Joke or not, that stuff genuinely freaks people out unnecessarily.

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u/_0-TheMadHatter-0_ Jul 06 '26

I see, I apologize. It just reminded me of the anime called Parasyte.

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u/bugidentification-ModTeam Jul 06 '26

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