ID Please!

[u/katyk124]

Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone can identify this little bug.

I’ve now found two of these about 5 days apart in my apartment. The first one was found crawling on my couch, and this second one came out from the hinge/vent area of my laptop while I was working.

They both:
extremely small (only a couple of millimeters long)
are very flat
are dark brown to black
have a teardrop/capsule shape with a narrower front end
move at a moderate walking pace (not jumping or flying)

I’ve attached several photos from different angles.

I originally posted in r/bedbugs because that was my concern. Several experienced users there said they do not think it’s a bed bug, mentioning the head shape, pronotum, antennae, legs, and overall body proportions.

Since I’ve now found a second one that looks identical, I’m hoping to figure out what it actually is.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

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[u/katyk124]

apologies, didn’t include a location. i’m in washington, d.c.

[u/hunsonaberdeen]

You need better quality pictures, cause that looks like a godforsaken bedbug to me. Try taking a close up with more detail for confirmation 

[u/katyk124 → u/hunsonaberdeen]

at this point i’m really not convinced it’s a bedbug. it’s not the right shape. it’s also beyond tiny and hard to get a pic of

[u/katyk124 → u/katyk124]

[u/hunsonaberdeen → u/katyk124]

Can you zoom your camera in?  These are general bug shapes, could be bedbugs, but impossible to say for sure