Could you help me identify?

Request help to identify insects or other creatures. Please post the location that the insect you want to identify came from, this will help greatly in species determination.
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spark.to.a.flame
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Could you help me identify?

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Found this interesting insect :? Google lens didn't help, so I desided to ask professionals
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Uncertain, but it appears to have some characteristics of a hemipteran insect of the subfamily Coreinae...

https://bugguide.net/node/view/506888

...however, the head seems more like that of a beetle of the family Cerambycidae -

https://bugguide.net/node/view/171
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Actually this appears to me to be a species of Spider Beetle (Ptinidae). Although, there are some 70 genera/600+ species they are quite small and are largely overlooked by even avid beetle. enthusiasts
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Sadly, this is the best-quality photo I have of it. The bug is definitely small (the surface it sits on - is an iron fence). I was mesmerized by the size of its whiskers though, they looked massive :) Thank you! It definitely looks a bit like Spider Beetle just in vibrant red and orange colors
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Trehopr1 wrote: Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:10 pm Actually this appears to me to be a species of Spider Beetle (Ptinidae). Although, there are some 70 genera/600+ species they are quite small and are largely overlooked by even avid beetle. enthusiasts
spark.to.a.flame wrote: Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:38 pm Sadly, this is the best-quality photo I have of it. The bug is definitely small (the surface it sits on - is an iron fence). I was mesmerized by the size of its whiskers though, they looked massive Thank you! It definitely looks a bit like Spider Beetle just in vibrant red and orange colors
Oh - if it is very small, then yes, it could indeed be a spider beetle.
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