A: Small, tiny brown bugs in the house may seem harmless because ... shiny bodies that are red to dark brown or black. Their legs and long, segmented antennae are amber or yellow in color.

Clover mites appear to be tiny black bugs that look like poppy seeds, but they’re actually red. They are impressive little bugs whose females can produce up to 70 eggs at a time, all without a male.

An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.