Spider Beetles

March 6, 2018

Photo of a small beetle called a Spider beetle because it superficially resembles a spider

Fact Sheet: Spider Beetles (Penn State) Note: Spider beetles are sometimes mistaken by people for either spiders, bed bugs or ticks.

Photo of a small beetle called a Spider beetle
A Smooth Spider Beetle (Gibbium aequinoctiale)

Photo of a small beetle called a Spider beetle
A Smooth Spider Beetle (Gibbium aequinoctiale)

Photo of a Whitemarked spider beetle -- a small beetle that superficially resembles a spider
A Whitemarked Spider Beetle (Ptinus fur); This is the one more commonly encountered in Maine.