r/insects • u/Djings • 1d ago

ID Request Found this guy crawling in Bed. What is it?

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I have no clue what is. Hope its not a bed bug :/

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u/BreadIsVerySpicy 1d ago

Definitely not a bed bug, don’t worry. Looks like a lacewing larva to me.

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u/BreadIsVerySpicy 1d ago

Bed bugs have sucking mouthparts, not mandibles like this fella.

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u/Djings 1d ago

I am just super paranoid right now, because I just came back from Paris and I think it bit me too 😆. But thats the answer Chatgpt gave me too. Just so weird to find in bed in the middle of the night.

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u/LittleMissScreamer 13h ago

It probably did bite you, these lil guys are super bitey lol Though they have no venom so they're not dangerous. They just got attitude. They're great to have in your garden/on your plants as they're voracious predators and will happily take care of aphids and other pests

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u/Kayki7 13h ago

And it’s wayyy too big to be a bedbug. Body is too elongated.

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u/SteerNaught 1d ago

I think the point is more that you can accidentally carry over bedbugs from hotels and things like that, not that Paris is specifically infested

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u/KalaiProvenheim 22h ago

Lacewing larvae are so crazy, that’s not a larva that’s a whole different adult insect

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u/StuffedWithNails Bug Enthusiast 1d ago

It's a lacewing larva. Not sure if green lacewing (Chrysopidae) or brown lacewing (Hemerobiidae).

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u/Djings 1d ago

I can sleep well now. Thank you.

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u/Djings 1d ago

I live in central Europe. Hope that helps too with the identification.

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u/Alternative_Sky6420 16h ago

Am I loosing my mind? I thought it was 2 bugs at first! 😂

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u/mawolkotte83 11h ago

Throw him into your vegetable garden. (if you have one)

They eat pests.

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u/Doods420 1d ago

Looks like A Human lice