I just found these bugs in the corner of my bedroom (see link below). They were crawling along the baseboards. They are approximately 4mm long. I tried to get a picture of the underside but by the time I got the camera focused, they would flip back over. On the underside, they have lots (no idea how many) of pairs of little light colored legs.

I live in California, in the ‘East Bay’ of the SF Bay area.

I tried looking through a couple of bug identification websites but didn’t find anything.

Any idea what they are and how to get rid of them?

Thank you!!

~Robin

Al

A big ugh to carpet beetles though...I just read about them online and I can't say I'm happy with them being in the house here. Sounds like I need to do some cleaning and see if that gets rid of them and if not, maybe I need to call someone *grumbles*

Wonder where they came in from?

They normally stay outdoors. May hitch hike indoors on your clothing or cut flowers.

The key, as I said, is how many you have. If many, start looking for what they're eating, then get rid of that, or clean it thoroughly.