Masked Hunter Nymph

Commonly found indoors in dry, dusty areas such as attics, basements, and behind furniture, or outdoors in logs and hollow trees.

Strictly insectivorous; they prey on other small arthropods including bed bugs, carpet beetles, silverfish, and termites.

Nymphs practice 'masking' by coating their bodies with dust, sand, or lint using specialized hairs. This provides camouflage from both predators and prey. They are nocturnal and solitary hunters.

Highly beneficial to humans as they act as a natural pest control for bed bugs. However, they can deliver a painful bite if handled or provoked, though they do not transmit diseases.