How do I clean things sticking out of my iMac's vent?

So, I owned a 27-inch 5K iMac from 2020 for 3 years since 2022, and one day, I noticed something sticking out of the vents. I pulled it out, and I found some weird thing. There’s more poking out to what I believe is the speaker. What even is this?


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Original Title: Weird thing coming out of vents

Posted on Jun 20, 2025 2:08 PM

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Jun 21, 2025 9:39 AM in response to the_mac_FINDER

I have a small insect, like a gnat, that found its way right behind the glass at the bottom my screen in the Dock area and got stuck there. Poor guy. Not sure if I want to try to pull the glass off to clean it out. Hopefully you don't have any more serious infestation going on in there, but I would be careful pulling out any weird stuff that might be attached to any important electrical connections inside the machine.

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