Soft Tick (likely Bat Tick or similar genus)

Carios kelleyi (Bat Tick) or within the Argasidae family

Non-Insect Object (Likely skin flake or fabric residue)

N/A (Inanimate object)

Skin Flake / Debris (Not an insect)

N/A (Likely desquamated epithelium)

Unknown/Unidentifiable (Likely Debris, Styrofoam, or Fungal Matter)

N/A

Freshwater Hydra

Hydra sp. (likely Hydra vulgaris or similar)

Not a bug (Debris/Lint)

N/A

Aphid

Aphidoidea (Superfamily)

Not an insect (likely mucus, biofilm, or plant debris)

N/A

Shark Tooth (This is not an insect)

N/A (Fossilized or modern Selachimorpha tooth)

Not a bug (Debris / Dry Skin / Dandruff)

N/A (Inorganic matter or biological detritus)

Not a bug (likely biological debris or scab)

N/A

Mold Mite (also Tyrophagus Mite or Cheese Mite)

Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Booklice

Liposcelis spp.

Booklice (Barklice)

Liposcelis spp.

Fruit Fly (Vinegar Fly)

Drosophila melanogaster

Drugstore Beetle / Cigarette Beetle

Stegobium paniceum / Lasioderma serricorne

Flat Grain Beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Attagenus unicolor

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

Not an Insect (Fiber/Debris)

N/A

Fungus Gnat Larva / Fungus Gnat Maggot

Sciaridae or Mycetophilidae (Family)

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

Unidentifiable Object (Likely Gravel or Debris)

N/A

Dust Mite (or similar microscopic mite)

Dermatophagoides spp. (e.g., Dermatophagoides farinae or Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus)

Lint / Thread / Human Hair (Not a living organism)

N/A (Inanimate object)

Antlion (Larva) / Doodlebug

Myrmeleontidae (Family)

Horsehair Worm (also Gordian Worm)

Nematomorpha (Phylum), Gordius spp. (Common Genus)

Household Casebearer (often specifically the Plaster Bagworm or a generic Clothes Moth larva case)

Phereoeca uterella or Tinea pellionella (depending on specific species)

Subterranean Termite Alate

Reticulitermes flavipes (typical for North America)

Drugstore Beetle (or Bread Beetle)

Stegobium paniceum

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Booklice

Lepinotus patruelis

Human itch mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Lace Bug

Corythucha sp.

Gnat

Sciaroidea (Superfamily)

Firefly (specifically, a glowing larva or 'glowworm')

Family: Lampyridae (various species)

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Junk bug (Green lacewing larva)

Chrysoperla spp.

Indian meal moth (also known as pantry moth)

Plodia interpunctella

Junk bug (Green lacewing larva)

Chrysoperla rufilabris (Example species)