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Whirligig beetle
Gyrinidae, likely Gyrinus species
Delicate long-legged fly (likely a midge or fungus gnat)
Uncertain from the image; possibly a family Cecidomyiidae or Sciaridae species
Short-horned grasshopper (likely spur-throated grasshopper)
Acrididae; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Broad-nosed weevil
Curculionidae, likely a broad-nosed weevil (exact species uncertain from the photo)
Broad-nosed weevil
Likely *Naupactus* sp. (identification from photo)
Short-horned grasshopper
Likely a spur-throated grasshopper (family Cyrtacanthacridinae); species cannot be confirmed from the image
Leaf-footed bug (likely a squash bug)
Anasa tristis
Leaf-footed bug (likely squash bug)
Anasa sp., likely Anasa tristis
Pillbug (woodlouse; roly-poly)
Armadillidium vulgare
Black widow spider (likely northern black widow)
Latrodectus variolus
Unidentifiable tiny arthropod (possibly a mite)
Not determinable from the image
Unidentifiable from image
Cannot be determined
Likely clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa
Unclear; possibly a carpet beetle larva or shed skin
Dermestidae, likely Anthrenus sp.
Springtail (likely globular springtail)
Collembola; exact species cannot be determined from this image
Unidentified small beetle (likely a carpet beetle)
Anthrenus sp. (probable; image insufficient for species)
Likely brown recluse spider (juvenile)
Loxosceles reclusa
Bed bug
Cimex lectularius
Bed bug (likely shed exoskeleton or crushed adult)
Cimex lectularius
Jagged ambush bug (likely)
Phymata sp.
Carpenter ant
Camponotus species (likely Camponotus pennsylvanicus)
Carpenter ant (likely)
Camponotus sp.
Ground beetle
Likely *Harpalus* or a related carabid; species-level identification is uncertain from the image
Small moth (likely a clothes moth)
Tineola bisselliella (probable)
Bed bug (likely nymph)
Cimex lectularius
Bed bug (likely nymph)
Cimex lectularius
Drain fly (moth fly)
Psychodidae, likely Clogmia albipunctata
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus sp.
Silverfish (likely long-tailed silverfish)
Ctenolepisma longicaudata
Yellow garden spider (black-and-yellow argiope)
Argiope aurantia
Leaf-footed bug nymph (likely squash bug)
Anasa sp. (likely Anasa tristis)
Wolf spider (likely a small juvenile)
Lycosidae, genus/species uncertain from the image
Case-bearing clothes moth larva (likely)
Tineola bisselliella
Caddisfly (likely a microcaddisfly)
Order-level identification: Trichoptera; genus/species cannot be determined reliably from this image
Dobsonfly (likely male)
Corydalus sp.
Varied carpet beetle (likely)
Anthrenus verbasci
Bat fly (likely a streblid bat fly)
Uncertain from image; likely *Trichobius* species
Likely carpenter bee (possibly a bumblebee)
Xylocopa sp. (tentative)
Louse fly (keds), likely a sheep ked
Melophagus ovinus
Seed bug (likely a small true bug nymph)
Uncertain from the image; possibly a Lygaeidae nymph
Unidentified tiny dark insect or speck
Not determinable from the image
Minute brown scavenger beetle (probable)
Likely *Latridiidae* sp.; species cannot be confirmed from the photo
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