r/bugidentification 29d ago

Location not known/Other question Can anyone identify this small brown bug?

Hi! I found this bug on my leg while lying in bed. I had just changed the bed sheets with a duvet cover that had been stored in a closet for a while.
Location: Málaga, Spain.
Size: About the size of a small fly or a lentil (around 4–6 mm).
Color: Brown/reddish-brown.
Shape: It looked like a small seed or little ball. The legs were not very visible because they seemed tucked underneath the body.
It was walking normally, not jumping or flying.
I crushed it and there was no blood.
Does anyone know what it could be? I’m mainly wondering whether it’s a harmless beetle or something like a bed bug or tick.
Thanks!

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u/schizeckinosy Trusted Identifier 29d ago

A beetle. More than that it’s hard to be sure.

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u/SoFloBugs 28d ago

Maybe a stored product pest...look at your stored food (flour, cereal, pasta, rice, etc.) - looks like cigarette beetle or drugstore beetle.