Urgent house bug ID needed!

Rstar · #1 (**permalink**) 16-12-2011, 05:41 PM

We first noticed these in our loft, They were on a few things we bought down out of the loft. Now I have noticed them in a few places on the house. I have also seen quite a few of them in a dark under stairs cupboard.

They are ant like but much, Much smaller. They are black. Pure black all over with no markings. No wings. I can't tell how many legs they have because they are so small. Maybe the size of 2 pin heads put together. They run very very fast for something so small! We have not been bitten at all. I have children and they play on the carpets all the time and I've never seen any on or near anyone. Mostly in the cupboard and maybe once every week I'll see a stray one.

Any idea? I've looked all over the net for something that looks similar and nothing does at all.

Matt Smith · #2 (**permalink**) 16-12-2011, 08:03 PM

Try doing a Goggle on "Psocid" or "Book Louse".

Rstar · #3 (**permalink**) 17-12-2011, 08:54 AM

I looked at those before but I can only see them as being a brown colour where as these I have here are completely black.

They look similar to ants, They have antenna's I think they have the same amount of legs as ants. Just much smaller with a smoother more solid back.

Rstar · #4 (**permalink**) 17-12-2011, 09:23 AM

TBH it looks a bit flea like, Same sort of size (maybe a bit bigger) and colour but these don't jump or appear to bite. We don't have animals and are very clean people.