It is a varied carpet beetle- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle-">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle-</a> http://www.protecpestcontrol.co.uk/carpet-beetle-pest-control.htm The larvae (one of several insects with the common name 'woolly bear') can do a lot of damage, chewing carpets and other fabrics, including curtains, upholstery, clothes.