Ok, I know it's a long shot, but here it goes. Every summre I get these tiny black hard shelled bugs and they have a red stripe, amlost like the wiggle in Charlie Brown's shirt going across the back of it. They love to be in my daughter E's room, so I am assuming they like her left over treats. I only find dead ones, so does this mean they are living IN something and coming out to die? I have googled red and black bugs but came up with nothing besides itchy.

I have ruled out the maple bug as well.

You might want to mention your general location.

Cats knows :) But I am in Nova Scotia Canada.

Cats knows :) But I am in Nova Scotia Canada.
Yeah, we long-time members know where we can find you :),
But am thinking some of the newer members who are into insects
Would like to know. I wonder if DeepMysteries would have some input.
He seems to be fascinated by flying things.

Do they look anything like this?

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Does it look like this? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PSG24GdXxas/T1k_REdP5KI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GjbUIsuWo9Q/s1600/Nicrophorus+marginalis+Montosa+canyon+9-21-2010+copy.jpg

J, I'm not going to sleep tonight after seeing that monster pop up on my screen!!

does it look like this? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-psg24gdxxas/t1k_redp5ki/aaaaaaaaaik/gjbuisuwo9q/s1600/nicrophorus+marginalis+montosa+canyon+9-21-2010+copy.jpg

Yikes !

Uggg that sent deep shivers down my spine J! Yes very similar to that, but I think they only have one stripe. But the body is dead on.

Wondergirl, I think the one you posted was a maple bug. When I lived in the western provinces you couldn't even walk out your front door with out being covered in them!

Wondergirl, I think the one you posted was a maple bug. When I lived in the western provinces you couldn't even walk out your front door with out being covered in them!
It's a Box Elder bug that goes into homes for the winter. Here's the article, sort of seems to fit your situation --

Box Elder Bugs (http://pestcontrolcanada.com/INSECTS/box_elder_bugs.htm)

I'm sure I can locate one tonight when I get home from work, I'll try and get a snap of one. I'm not sure if that's it. I most certainly hope it's not the one J posted lol, that thing is OOGLY! Plus it had all these mites on it. When I read about the one J posted, most people were saying how it "plays dead", I wonder if that's why all the ones I find are "dead"?

Can you make the picture BIGGER, J? Some of us only have 25" screens. Bella, what J posted is a HUMONGOUS picture of a carrion beetle. If that's what you've got, move the compost pile further away.

Sorry guys, I just copied it from Google. Didn't realize it would be so big!

Okay, am I weird? I think they're pretty.

Ok I got the pictures, but how do I post from my phone?

Ok I got the pictures, but how do I post from my phone?

My Verizon phone has me save the pics from the phone to my online account. Then I can post from the web or save to the computer and post from there.

Ok I got the pictures, but how do I post from my phone?

Bella, I can barely figure out how to answer a cell phone, much less send pictures from it. Sorry. :(

OK here it is. I did notice when I got closer it pulled its legs in - like playing dead.

I see a door knob. ;)

I see a door knob. ;)

I thought it was a tub/drain stopper.

I can't see the bug. Can you crop the pic and blow it up? (You have no idea how tempted I was to snark this post.)

Haha yes, it is a drain... OK I tried to crop and re-size. Doesn't look much clearer though.

haha yes, it is a drain... ok I tried to crop and re-size. Doesn't look much clearer though.

Possibly a Larder Beetle
Larder beetle (Dermestes lardarius) (http://www.pestid.msu.edu/InsectsArthropods/LarderbeetleDermesteslardarius/tabid/239/Default.aspx)

Yup that's it! Must be the dog food thwyi attracted to, or my uhhm "costumes" :p