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Carpet beetle larva
by: Moni

Amber
Bed bugs are something totally different. Just google bed bugs and you will see they look much different.
bed bugs?
by: Amber

YUCK!
Carpet beetle larva
by: Moni

Andrew
Your picture looks like the larva of a carpet beetle, probably the black carpet beetle but the photo is not clear enough or at enough of an angle for positive ID. The adult is black and less than 1/4 inch long.
Carpet beetles are also called fur beetles as the
larvae and adults feed on the skin and flesh of dead animals, including museum specimens of vertebrates and invertebrates, and will also eat any organic material (fresh or dried foods, woolen and silk products, rugs, etc.)
Many homes have them, but if you have wool carpets or a lot of natural fibers or perhaps animal skins, pets (as well as human) with dander...all these things attract them.
A thorough cleaning/vacuuming in all cracks and crevices of the bedroom as well as the rest of the house will help get rid of the food source. Clean all the bedding. They will also sometimes eat oily food crumbs, especially dog/cat food and other oily foods in the pantry.
They do not carry any diseases and are considered a pest especially if you have hides or artifacts made of natural/animal products.
If this is the only one you have seen then you probably don't have a big infestation...just enough to give the bedroom a good vacuuming.

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