Masked Hunter (Nymph)

Often found indoors in homes (attics, basements, dusty corners) and outdoors in hollow trees or wood piles where pest insects are present.

Carnivorous predator of other arthropods; feeds on bed bugs, carpet beetles, silverfish, and earwigs.

The nymphs (immature stage shown in image) have a sticky body surface that accumulates dust, lint, and sand, effectively camouflaging them as balls of dust to ambush prey. They are nocturnal hunters.

Generally beneficial as they eat household pests like bed bugs and termites. However, they can inflict a painful, burning bite if handled or threatened, though they do not transmit diseases.