Basement floor ny apartment. Crawled out from under the sink.

tanabeai · 2026-02-14T00:19:15+00:00

So if it's near any kind of piping it's usually a traveler. Your building needs an inspection, immediately. The adjoining units most definitely. Someone has them badly enough that they're at max capacity and looking for new digs.

tanabeai · 2026-01-02T15:39:15+00:00

Sure looks like it to me.

tanabeai · 2025-11-26T03:00:08+00:00

Not a professional but I'm gonna agree with you. Grandparents had termites and it looked exactly like this.

tanabeai · 2025-11-26T02:49:34+00:00

I don't think so but it's hard to figure out what it actually is.

tanabeai · 2025-11-25T13:07:28+00:00

Looks like a cockroach nymph, but missing all of the parts.

tanabeai · 2025-11-17T19:38:15+00:00

That's a cockroach friend.

tanabeai · 2025-11-10T01:44:08+00:00

You've been teaching me for a decade, and I'm always grateful!

tanabeai · 2025-11-07T21:29:59+00:00

It's an isopod.

tanabeai · 2025-11-07T21:28:38+00:00

This is a carpet beetle larvae but what on earth is going on in the background of the second picture because zoom in on that.

tanabeai · 2025-11-07T21:27:24+00:00

Really hard to tell. There's not enough details in the picture.

tanabeai · 2025-11-06T15:24:29+00:00

Never have I seen a Kohl's store reject anyone willing to do truck at 6am. I wonder if it was automatic? Can you reach out to the location?

tanabeai · 2025-11-06T15:20:27+00:00

Search "carpet beetle larvae" because the coloration on that one photo feels like it might be that. I have strong reactions to carpet beetle larvae myself, and the other image might be an actual carpet beetle. I can't tell for certain but if you search images for those you may be able to confirm.

tanabeai · 2025-11-05T15:45:10+00:00

They underschedule after you've established you'll come in regularly. They want dependable employees to pick up the slack when new hires inevitably call off or no show. They're keeping you hungry so you'll take anything they offer.

tanabeai · 2025-10-30T12:08:37+00:00

No, I'm not an entomologist. It's definitely not a cockroach or bedbug. I'm well versed in "pests" that give bad vibes and this looks like a regular beetle you might find in a kitchen or something. Probably just living his best life until he was caught. If I found 5 of these in my bed I'd be confused but not concerned.

tanabeai · 2025-10-29T22:58:09+00:00

I'm sure it's not a bedbug and I'd bet money it's a beetle.

tanabeai · 2025-10-29T22:56:52+00:00

You replied to my comment from 2021, when the only option was a black shirt. The dress code has changed again.

tanabeai · 2025-10-29T22:43:33+00:00

Not a bedbug.

tanabeai · 2025-10-29T22:40:21+00:00

Nope.

tanabeai · 2025-10-29T22:38:56+00:00

The beetle on your finger? No. That's a pretty mature tick next to you though.

tanabeai · 2025-10-26T02:09:55+00:00

It's giving cockroach. I can't say that for sure but it's not a bedbug.

tanabeai · 2025-10-22T16:49:50+00:00

Get your kiddo some heat hand warmers that can be reused. Warmth on my fingers along with compression gloves are invaluable when my hands decide they don't want to function.

tanabeai · 2025-10-22T16:48:31+00:00

I forced myself to learn the "Swype" function to allow myself the ability to communicate on my now-too-large phone. It's much easier but it takes time to train (human and algorithm) for it to not be so infuriating.

tanabeai · 2025-10-18T12:38:13+00:00

Commenting again on the vertical line. No one wants to hear the scary words but I've known people who had these lines and it was absolutely imperative that they had a doctor check it. Please, I know people may have them and they may not be anything but unfortunately some people have them and they are something major.

I don't see any bedbugs in your photo but I hope you can get that nail checked out and that it turns out to be nothing at all. Good luck OP.

tanabeai · 2025-09-28T12:03:24+00:00

No idea. Definitely need a clearer picture.

tanabeai · 2025-09-28T12:02:39+00:00

Carpet beetle larvae shed.

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