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Carpet beetle (adult)
Anthrenus sp. (likely a varied carpet beetle)
Carpet beetle (likely a varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Minute brown scavenger beetle (likely a carpet beetle)
Anthrenus sp.
Western conifer seed bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis
American cockroach
Periplaneta americana
Likely a brown widow spider
Latrodectus geometricus
Common house spider (likely a false widow)
Steatoda grossa
Likely clothes moth larva
Tineidae; species uncertain (possibly *Tineola bisselliella*)
Mosquito
Culicidae (exact species unclear)
Long-legged fly
Dolichopodidae, genus and species unclear
Tree nymph butterfly (great orange tip)
Idea leuconoe
Carpet beetle (adult)
Likely a black carpet beetle, *Attagenus* species
Flea beetle (likely)
Alticini, genus and species uncertain
Adult carpet beetle (likely a black carpet beetle)
*Attagenus* sp. (likely *Attagenus unicolor*)
Likely spider beetle
Possibly a smooth spider beetle (Gibbium sp.); the photo is not detailed enough for exact identification
Likely carpet beetle larva
Anthrenus sp. (uncertain from the image)
Paired seed beetles (likely mating)
Unclear from the image; possibly a small seed beetle (Bruchinae)
Uncertain; likely small beetles or seeds/debris
Not identifiable from this image
Bed bug (likely)
Cimex lectularius
Flea beetle (likely)
Alticini, genus and species undetermined
Likely adult flea
Siphonaptera; species cannot be identified from this image
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus sp. (tentative; the insect itself is not clearly visible)
Carpet beetle (adult)
Likely *Attagenus* species
Likely brown-banded cockroach nymph
Supella longipalpa
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Dermestidae; species uncertain from the image
Leafhopper
Cicadellidae (species undetermined)
Bed bug (likely)
Cimex lectularius
Flea beetle
Likely a flea beetle (tribe Alticini); species cannot be determined from the photo
Unidentified tiny dark insect
Not identifiable from the image
Bed bug (likely)
Cimex lectularius
Likely bird mite
Possibly *Dermanyssus gallinae*
Likely cigarette beetle (tobacco beetle)
Lasioderma serricorne
Bed bug nymphs and shed skins
Cimex lectularius
Uncertain; possibly a cockroach nymph
Blattodea, species undetermined
Carpet beetle (adult)
Likely *Attagenus* species; exact species cannot be determined from the photo
Likely spider beetle
Possibly a smooth spider beetle (*Gibbium* sp.)
Likely a tick (possibly a hard tick)
Ixodidae; species cannot be determined from this image
Uncertain; possibly a small moth
Lepidoptera, species undetermined
Possibly a masked hunter nymph (assassin bug)
Reduvius personatus
Unclear; possibly a small aquatic beetle
Not identifiable from the image
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus sp.
Woodlouse (sowbug)
Oniscidea; exact species cannot be determined from the image
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