Saw these while looking at apartments but have no idea what they are. they were found mostly on carpet, but some were in other parts of the unit.
edit: after looking up the suggestion of carpet beetle I am fairly convinced that it is indeed what they are. I also saw a few adult beetles that look like one of the species found in photos online. thanks everyone.
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truffle@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 2y
Did they look hairy? It’s hard to see in the picture. I think dermestid larvae. Also, is that hair in the picture? That carpet looks sketch AF.
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
yeah looks like carpet beetle to me too. no bueno, you'll get holes in clothes and things similar to if you had moths.
Placid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
They're carpet beetle larvae. They eat natural fibers.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
I guess that includes the hair that was on the floors literally everywhere
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y
They showed you the apartment in that condition?? 🤢 I’ve seen some egregious things while apartment hunting but that’s some slum lord shit.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
it was some rental middle man agency and she apologized claiming to have no idea what went wrong there. she said there was record of a cleaning crew showing up but no further details that would normally be on file. cleaning crew probably noped out of there, I know I would have.
Death_Equity@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Looks kind of like fly pupa.
It isn't ant or termite. Doesn't look flat enough for bedbugs. Probably not a beetle.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Dude gross! Keep looking, that's not the apartment you want to live in. I thought that was a patch of hairy skin with bugs all over it.
The bugs look similar to ones I've found in some old Ramen noodle packs, but IDK WTF.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
I wasn't planning on it. After I left I tossed my clothes in a bucket of brewery caustic. Some of the places were nasty and I don't know how anyone thought they were fit for viewing, let alone rental.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y