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Case-bearing clothes moth larva (likely)
Tineola bisselliella (larval case)
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus spp. or related dermestid
Termite (likely a reproductive or worker-associated individual)
Isoptera; likely *Reticulitermes* or *Coptotermes* species
Winged termite (likely a shed alate)
Reticulitermes spp. (likely; species cannot be confirmed from the image)
Termite (likely a worker)
Reticulitermes spp. (likely a subterranean termite)
Unclear; possibly a small cockroach nymph
Blattodea, species undetermined
Two-spotted spider mite
Tetranychus urticae
Blue-winged wasp
Scolia dubia
Oleander hawk-moth caterpillar (likely)
Daphnis nerii
House spider web (likely funnel or cobweb spider)
Agelenidae or Theridiidae; species cannot be confirmed from the web alone
Bagworm moth case (likely plaster bagworm)
Phereoeca uterella (probable)
Indeterminate tiny arthropod (possibly a flea or mite)
Not reliably identifiable from this image
Violet-backed lappet moth caterpillar (likely)
Automeris io
Indianmeal moth
Plodia interpunctella
Wheel bug (likely)
Arilus cristatus
Earwig (likely European earwig)
Forficula auricularia
Dark-winged fungus gnat (likely)
Bradysia spp.
Damsel bug
Nabis spp.
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle larva)
Anthrenus verbasci
Likely cockroach nymph
Blattodea; species cannot be determined from this image
Green lacewing larva (likely), often called an aphid lion
Chrysopidae; species indeterminate
Oriental cockroach (likely)
Blatta orientalis
Carpet beetle larva
Anthrenus spp. (likely a varied carpet beetle larva, Anthrenus verbasci)
Earwig (likely a juvenile or damaged individual)
Forficula auricularia
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus spp. or related Dermestidae
Likely bed bug (crushed or blurred specimen)
Cimex lectularius
Unclear; likely a crushed small beetle or tick
Cannot be determined reliably from the image
Cockroach nymph (likely brown-banded cockroach)
Supella longipalpa
Luna moth caterpillar
Actias luna
Ground beetle (likely a seedcorn beetle)
Harapalus sp.
Green lacewing larva (aphid lion)
Chrysopidae larva, likely *Chrysoperla* species
Mayfly nymph (likely a burrowing mayfly)
Ephemera sp.
Varied carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus verbasci
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Cockroach nymph, likely German cockroach
Blattella germanica
Orb-weaver spider (likely spotted orb-weaver)
Neoscona species, probably Neoscona crucifera
Giant water bug (toe-biter)
Lethocerus sp.
Varied carpet beetle larvae (likely)
Anthrenus verbasci
Bottle fly (greenbottle or bluebottle fly)
Lucilia spp. (greenbottle flies) or Calliphora spp. (bluebottle flies)
Yellowjacket wasp
Vespula vulgaris (likely; species-level identification from the image is uncertain)
Thread-waisted wasp (likely great golden digger wasp)
Sphex ichneumoneus
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