What is this bug?

[Luke49783]

I opened the blinds on the front window of my house and found these bugs on the window, window frame, and blinds. Probably 15-20 of them (it's a big window). Can anyone tell me what they are? My fiancee thought maybe earwigs, but I don't think so.

 

[OldSchoolYoungin]

Any way to get a closer picture?

 

[dpm802]

Yeah, looks like an earwig to me, but its hard to tell without a close-up.

If it is, earwigs are ugly little bugs, but harmless.

An application or two of indoor/outdoor insecticide spray should keep them out of the house.

 

[Luke49783]

Looking closer, I think it's actually two bugs mating. Based on this link, I'm thinking they might be Plaster Beetles.

Here's an enlarged version of the picture

 

[dpmtherrien]

Looking closer, I think it's actually two bugs mating. Based on this link, I'm thinking they might be Plaster Beetles.

Here's an enlarged version of the picture

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Yep, birds do it and bees do it, so why not bugs?

 

[Heron]

They look like Box Elder bugs but the coloring is different. The ones here have reddish orange and black stripes on the wings instead of silver wings.

 

[Luke49783]

They're too small to be Box Elder bugs, each one is only 1-2 millimeters long. Sorry, I wasn't clear on the length earlier and the pictures don't show anything for comparison.

 

[Doc4]

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Yep, birds do it and bees do it, so why not bugs?

It appears we have a pair of educated fleas.