This week's insect images depict a beetle that my neighbor found in her chamomile tea. It belongs to the family Anobiidae which contains a number of pests of stored products, including timber, cereal, tobacco and chili powder. Some species are called deathwatch beetles because they could be heard chewing through wooden coffins during the silence of a wake.
If you happen to find one of these tiny insects in your tea, there is probably no need to throw it out. A panel of unbiased judges unanimously found the infested tea to "taste fine"!
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