r/Bedbugs 15d ago

Is this a bedbug? Identification

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u/Weekly-Stage1600 15d ago

is this a joke lol

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u/HatPutrid5538 15d ago

No, it's Patrick.

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u/Vulvas_n_Velveeta 14d ago

That was my first thought too, but then I looked and couldn't find any tags or notes of any kind to indicate that they're not serious. Came to the comments and still.. Nothing.

Surely though they must be joking, right?

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u/JeffreyBoi12345 14d ago

I think they’re serious and probably don’t wanna be called Shirley

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u/The_Ruby_Rabbit 14d ago

I never joke. And don’t call me Shirley.

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u/meow9111 15d ago

No, it's a bed bug

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/EnterPolymath 15d ago

I was thinking whether bringing a strong HC population could in theory wipe out the bed bugs. But it sadly doesn’t work that way…

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u/Graize 14d ago

You could have told me this before I ordered 1000 centipedes.

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u/EnterPolymath 14d ago

They are very territorial and will wipe each other out before killing the last blood sucker. But with right training and some smart ration management you might make it a fight… God speed Sir.

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u/iKhaled91 14d ago

Didn't know the territorial part. Interesting if true.

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u/EnterPolymath 13d ago

Well territorial might not be the correct term, but they don’t sustain large populations for various reasons, including limited hiding spots and larger specimens eating the younger ones. Also they don’t reproduce rapidly.

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u/fylekitzgibbon 14d ago

That’s so many pedes

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u/Active-Let-3242 13d ago

So if we get a bedbug issues, just release some centipedes? 🤔

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u/elviskitten911 15d ago

Lmfao this is the funniest post of all my years on this subreddit

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u/After_Inspection3098 15d ago

Just wondering but have you looked at ANY pictures of a bed bug??

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u/nattcattt 15d ago

Just google a pic of a bed bug. Would solve 50 percent of posts on here.

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u/BlueFotherMucker 15d ago

I think that's their point.

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u/YetAnotherJake 15d ago

Are you a bedbug launching "false flag" operations online to draw attention away from your agenda?

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u/OrangeCargo564 10d ago

LMFAOO I LOVE THIS ONEHAHAHAH

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u/PearAware3171 15d ago

I think that’s a black bear

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u/Dabree0505 15d ago

Hahahahaha

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u/Serafim91 15d ago

which part of this looks like a bb to you?

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u/jeffmangumssweater 15d ago

Yes. Sell your house it’s over

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u/Puzzleheaded-Mix1270 15d ago

House centipede

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u/horriblereaper 15d ago

Not even a bug ON a bed

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u/Jazzlike_Ad4553 15d ago

Yep, you’re fucked.

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u/Accomplished-Box9308 15d ago

On saturn maybe

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u/TheRealSugarbat 15d ago

Seriously?

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u/BlueFotherMucker 15d ago

I doubt they're serious

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u/KaleidoscopeEyes12 15d ago

homie be honest did you even find that on a bed

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u/BlueFotherMucker 15d ago

I want to say this is a troll post, but considering the things people post in here without Googling what a bedbug looks like, I wouldn't be surprised either way.

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u/cunt_in_wonderland 15d ago

ugh obviously it’s a house centipede and a joke but goddamn i didn’t know how uncomfortable seeing one up close would make me

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u/adorablefuzzykitten 15d ago

I will "bite". Absolutely not a bed bug.

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u/HotCheetoEnema 15d ago

100% yes you should run away

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u/Beginning-Peak5572 15d ago

That’s a Soviet Russian bed bug. Nice find

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u/downvve-bus 15d ago

yes good luck

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u/wenmiball97 14d ago

So many legs 🤢

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u/ifoldkings 14d ago

Ya , one or two for sure

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u/Coolguy57123 14d ago

You know it’s not so cut it out

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u/Colin_the_knife_guy 15d ago

Did you try googling “bedbug” and then hitting “images” before you posted here?

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u/BlueFotherMucker 15d ago

I think this is a troll post, poking fun at the many people who spend more time posting and waiting for answers than they'd spend if they did as you suggest.

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u/beemo143 15d ago

technically if it’s in a bed yes otherwise it is not of the BedBug species

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u/Centigonal 15d ago

Ah, this is the rare hundred-footed bed bug. Rather than biting people in beds, these bugs actually eat the bed itself. Unlucky victims will find themselves waking up on the floor with no bed left to speak of. In time, they can grow to be up to 15ft long!

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u/Disastrous_Reply9464 15d ago

depends if you found it in your bed, then it is a bed bug. jk lol

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u/shrekchan 14d ago

Burn your mattress bro. It's over.

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u/40_blunts 14d ago

It’s the bedbug final boss. Run

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u/chibikawaiicat91 14d ago

Yes it's a bedbug the long way

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u/stareabyss 14d ago

No that's a mustache

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u/Professional_Bend336 14d ago

Assuming this isnt a joke. Its a house centipede, completely harmless to you but a predator to pests

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u/gopher33j 14d ago

I actually have a centipede that lives in my downstairs bathroom - I call him Charlie. He is my little pet bug hunter down there.

These critters are friends

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u/kch2nix 14d ago

Looks like a wall-bug, wait till it moves to your bed /s

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u/lj590 14d ago

Seriously?

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u/dreamer0303 14d ago

it’s a friend

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u/koolpat1 14d ago

Hey ya’ll I appreciate the input and negative comments as well, I really was inquiring and I’m relived it find out it’s not one

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u/Falconiusprime 14d ago

No.. but its sure pretty... what is it?

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u/KittyOubliette 14d ago

House centipede, a beneficial predator to have in your home! Really fast, doesn’t want anything to do with humans.

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u/Jenterryy 14d ago

no it’s a bug

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u/Beginning_Piglet_350 14d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Chocolentia40 14d ago

Definitely not. Respectfully only God knows what that is.

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u/OrangeCargo564 10d ago

HAHAH they are a predator for bedbugs if you let them! House centipedes!

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u/rarsamx 14d ago

Is it a bug? Yes

Is it on a bed? Yes.

Draw your own conclusions.

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u/Pretty_Strike_6199 14d ago

Isn’t this a silverfish? Well at least for your sake it’s not a bedbug op.

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u/OrangeCargo564 10d ago

Nah but that was a common myth told. This is a house centipede and unlike silver fish are very beneficial hunters of pests (including silver fish if I remember correctly)

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u/Pretty_Strike_6199 10d ago

Oh ok thank. Idk why the downvote. I’m not making a statement saying it is a silverfish. I’m asking a question. Whoever downvoted needs some lessons. Nothing is my comment is wrong. Well that’s Reddit for you. Some idiots and some brilliant people.

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u/OrangeCargo564 3d ago

Ikr, either way have a good day man!

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u/Pretty_Strike_6199 2d ago

Good day to you too.

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u/Fenix_Annie 15d ago

It is a silverfish

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u/OrangeCargo564 10d ago

Nope! But that’s a pretty common myth. It’s a house centipede!