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r/whatsthisbug • … • u/buenasara

Found dozens of these in my baby’s playpen, thought they were worms then saw tiny legs and antennae and found wings nearby. Southwest Florida

I’ll start by saying we’re pretty diligent about cleaning, so whatever these are came in quickly which is part of the mystery. They’re about 1cm long and the way they moved made me think worm, but when I smushed them (sorry, instinct) they crunched and had a hard exoskeleton. A couple got caught in the Velcro under my daughter’s foam climbing things so I was able to look closer. They have tiny legs and a pair of antennae and an obvious separation of the thorax from their head.

As I moved her toys from the area I saw them crawling from, I saw a bunch of 1-2cm long dark threads on a shelf above the play area I’d literally just cleaned so knew they were fresh. There were also a few sets of these iridescent wings.

If it helps narrow down, the “bugs” were cozied up primarily in the stuffed animals and not on any hard toys. They weren’t new toys and the toys had been washed.

Any help in identifying would be appreciated!

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