{"id":10597,"date":"2020-07-22T11:48:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=10597"},"modified":"2020-07-22T11:52:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T15:52:46","slug":"spider-beetles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/spider-beetles\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider Beetles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People sometimes mistake Spider beetles for spiders, bed bugs, or ticks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10597 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/Spider-Beetle-GMD2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/Spider-Beetle-GMD2-e1595433160921-140x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a Whitemarked spider beetle -- a small beetle that superficially resembles a spider\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7215\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7215'>\n\t\t\t\tWhitemarked Spider Beetle (<i>Ptinus fur<\/i>) &#8212; a small beetle that superficially resembles a spider\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth2-JFD-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth2-JFD-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a small beetle called a Spider beetle because it superficially resembles a spider\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth2-JFD-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth2-JFD-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7210'>\n\t\t\t\tSmooth Spider Beetle (<i>Gibbium aequinoctiale<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth3-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth3-JFD-e1662486629731-150x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a small beetle called a Spider beetle\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7203\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7203'>\n\t\t\t\tSmooth Spider Beetle (<i>Gibbium aequinoctiale<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of a small beetle called a Spider beetle\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2018\/03\/SpiderBeetle-Smooth-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7201'>\n\t\t\t\tSmooth Spider Beetle (<i>Gibbium aequinoctiale<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Information and additional photos: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/9788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spider Beetles<\/a><\/b> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ento.psu.edu\/extension\/factsheets\/spider-beetles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spider Beetles<\/strong><\/a> (Penn State)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People sometimes mistake Spider beetles for spiders, bed bugs, or ticks. 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