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Seven creepy-crawlies caught lurking in our homes

   

By Sandrine Ceurstemont

22 January 2016

You’re never truly home alone. For the first time, a study has uncovered the rich variety of arthropods, such as insects, spiders, mites and centipedes, that squat in US homes (read more in our news story).

Here are a few of the tiny houseguests that were caught on camera in different rooms.

Journal reference: PeerJ, DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1582
Read more: “Why insects are the real rulers of the world”

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