Are these the insect? The first thing I thought of were springtails/collembola, although they are commonly copper-colored:
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If these are it, then I've had them too. I pulled them out of my intact skin, and they move fast and would bite and leave scrapes and physical bite marks on my skin.
They feed on fungus, so the best way to get them to leave you alone is to target the fungus on your skin. If there is mold/fungus in your carpets (can be without you knowing.. there are spores all over the place), then they can live in your carpets too.. get rid of the fungus, and these guys won't have anything left to eat.