What is this thing?

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What is this insect (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by urandom@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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It’s about 2-3mm in length. Central European location.

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[–] residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago

They are harmless per se, however if they appear suddenly they might be an indication of a water leak or humidity to which they're drawn to. They like to settle on starchy materials: books, wallpaper that sort of stuff.