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Yellowjacket wasp (likely)
Vespula sp.
Ground beetle (likely a small seed-eating ground beetle)
Carabidae; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Black-and-white ant (likely a velvet ant)
Uncertain from the image; possibly a female velvet ant in the genus Dasymutilla
Ant-mimicking jumping spider
Likely *Myrmarachne* species (identification uncertain from the photo)
No bug identifiable
Not determinable from the image
Likely carpet beetle adult
Anthrenus sp. (uncertain from the image)
Carpet beetle (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Ant (likely a small household ant)
Formicidae; species cannot be determined from the image
Likely carpet beetle larva
Anthrenus sp. (tentative)
Springtail
Likely a globular springtail (Collembola); species cannot be determined from the photo.
Carpet beetle (adult)
Likely a varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
Fungus gnat
Likely *Bradysia* species
Possible drugstore beetle (biscuit beetle)
Stegobium paniceum
Likely fungus gnat
Bradysia spp. (tentative identification)
Drain fly (moth fly)
Psychodidae; likely a drain-fly species
Western conifer seed bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Differential grasshopper
*Melanoplus differentialis*
Long-jawed orb-weaver spider
Tetragnatha sp.
Small dark beetle (exact species unclear)
Unidentified beetle; the photo does not show enough detail for species identification
Unidentified tiny dark insect
Not identifiable from the image
Likely aphid
Aphidoidea (species undetermined)
Likely carpet beetle larva
Possibly *Anthrenus* species
Antlion larvae (doodlebugs)
Myrmeleontidae, likely an unidentified species
Paper wasp nest (no insect visible)
Likely Polistes sp.; species cannot be determined from the nest alone
Wolf spider (likely a burrowing wolf spider)
Lycosidae; exact species cannot be determined from the photo
Ants (individuals not clearly visible)
Formicidae; species cannot be determined from the image
Bumblebee
Bombus sp.
Western conifer seed bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Unidentified small reddish-brown insect or insect fragment
Not identifiable from the image
Unidentifiable from the image
Not determinable
Crushed bed bug (likely)
Cimex lectularius
Likely clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa
Likely bed bug (possibly crushed or engorged)
Cimex lectularius
Bed bug (likely a crushed or dried specimen)
Cimex lectularius
Unidentified small moth
Likely a small moth; species cannot be determined from this image
Unidentifiable crushed insect
Not determinable from the image
Carpet beetle (likely a varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Large hairy spider, likely a tarantula
Family Theraphosidae; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Marbled orb-weaver (yellow color form)
Araneus marmoreus
Cockroach nymph (young cockroach)
Blattodea; exact species cannot be determined from this image
Ant (likely a household ant)
Formicidae; species cannot be determined from the image
Bed bug
Cimex lectularius
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