What is this insect and should I be worried?

[drphil69 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close drphil69]

I saw this little bugger crawling on a leaf. At first I thought it was a bit of potting mix. The plant is newly up potted to 1 gallon, still indoors, Lindhurst White.

[nepenthes Member Find all posts View Profile Close nepenthes]

Phil, do a search for "carpet beetle". I encounter 2 or 3 in my house every year. I've never seen them outside so I couldn't help with how much damage they can do. I don't know if the carpet beetle is your culprit, but your picture looks like it.

[drphil69]

That looks like it. Strangely enough, I do not have carpet in my house, lol.

[nepenthes]

Phil, I don't have carpet in the spot I find them in either :P

[Pino Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Pino]

Looks similar to a little fellow I found on a fig when I was looking at some discoloration of a leaf. He seems to have a big smile on.
Not sure if it is a carpet beetle or a tick.
In my case the fig did fine, the discoloration was caused by the soil mix not the bug.