No idea what this is.
Dec 9, 2018 15:15:43 #
Found in the cornier of our dining room.
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
Dec 9, 2018 17:23:53 #
Oh, that is a strange hairy one, some kind of larva perhaps - it seems to have legs.
Dec 9, 2018 17:57:51 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Found in the cornier of our dining room.
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
As a collector of insects, and once a fly tyer, I know well. It looks to be two (or more) dermestid beetle larva about to pupate. They eat any organic detritus, love dead insect specimens and skin and hair. Look close, there are more. No matter how clean your house, you may have these. These may be what is calledBuffalo Carpet Beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae. Carefully save(artist brush to collect) and rear out. It will not take long.
Bill
Dec 9, 2018 19:47:59 #
Thanks, I'll keep watching and see whaat emerges.
Just don't tell my wife
Just don't tell my wife
Dec 10, 2018 08:14:43 #
It does look like Dermestid beetle larvae and (maybe) one pupating.
Dec 10, 2018 11:13:02 #
Dec 10, 2018 13:12:11 #
I think the group this beetle belongs to is the Cigarret or Carpet Beetles. Possibly either Buffalo or Variagated CB. A serious pest of insect collections too.
Dec 10, 2018 19:06:04 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Found in the cornier of our dining room.
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
These have one redeeming feature. The Smithsonian has a huge colony to clean skeletons. They have a facility in Silver Hill, Maryland that is a behind the scenes amazing place. Elsewhere, Dermestids are not very welcome.
Bill
Dec 10, 2018 19:09:16 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Thanks, I'll keep watching and see whaat emerges.
Just don't tell my wife
Just don't tell my wife
To tell the wife would infer that she was a poor housekeeper.
I would not go there. Value my well being.
Bill
Dec 10, 2018 21:06:13 #
The dermestids (Dermestes, etc) used to clean skeletons are much larger and primarily eat partly or fully dried flesh and hair while the carpet beetles (Anthrenus etc.) do well on carpet fibers and accumulated dandruff and other organic debris filtering into rugs even in scrupulously cleaned areas.
Dec 10, 2018 23:11:36 #
relbugman wrote:
The dermestids (Dermestes, etc) used to clean skeletons are much larger and primarily eat partly or fully dried flesh and hair while the carpet beetles (Anthrenus etc.) do well on carpet fibers and accumulated dandruff and other organic debris filtering into rugs even in scrupulously cleaned areas.
Thank you, this 100% correct, as you knew. The larger variaties, mostly Dermestes sp. tend not to be indoors. Unless you call the remains of a dried out former cow indoors. The things we do for our avocations.
Bill
Dec 16, 2018 20:07:31 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Found in the cornier of our dining room.
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
The whole thing is only about 1/4 inch top to bottom.
The insect? at the bottom is ~3-4mm.
Thoughts on an ID?
Any change?
Bill
Dec 16, 2018 22:52:35 #
newtoyou wrote:
Any change?
Bill
Bill
This image shot today.
I don't see any change.
Dec 16, 2018 23:13:26 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
This image shot today.
I don't see any change.
I don't see any change.
A clue. They may be quiescent prior to pupating.
Thank you for your trouble.
Bill
Dec 17, 2018 08:58:40 #
newtoyou wrote:
A clue. They may be quiescent prior to pupating.
Thank you for your trouble.
Bill
Thank you for your trouble.
Bill
No trouble, I'll keep a watch to see if anything changes.
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