Found this insect on my stairs….

Looks like a larder beetle

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestes_lardarius

Oh heck. I’ve got my dogs kibble in a bin and I haven’t kept the top on it. I need to check it isn’t contaminated.

Same here with dog’s kibble…I’d better check too!!

I can’t see anything in the kibble. Most of it is in a sealed container but there was some left in the bottom of the bag that I might throw out. I usually buy the large bags as it’s more economical but I think, in future I’ll buy smaller ones. She only has a small amount as she’s fed mainly on tinned food. But, as she’s a grazer I do leave some on a kibble mat on the kitchen floor. That’ll have to stop. I’m quite fanatical, thankfully, about keeping food in containers. But what was it doing halfway up the stairs?

Beetle family