Masked Hunter (Nymph)

Typically found indoors in dry, dusty areas like basements, attics, and under furniture; also found outdoors in hollow trees.

Carnivorous predator; feeds on small arthropods including bed bugs, carpet beetles, lacewings, earwigs, and flies.

Nymphs practice 'masking' by coating their sticky bodies with dust, lint, and debris for camouflage. They are nocturnal and move with a slow, jerky motion.

Benefits humans by preying on household pests like bed bugs. However, they can deliver a very painful bite if handled or provoked, though they do not transmit diseases.