Strange White Worms/grubs with legs?

JeromeTabuzo

JeromeTabuzo

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Hello guys , i recently saw worms / grub , it looked like a mealworm but it was whittish in colr and like it has only recently hatched , they arent maggot they have legs and can walk , this things is inside my cricket breeding tank , all i fed them was fish flakes wet and placed soil for laying eggs , the worms are in the fish food and soil.... its really small so i cant take a good pic of it , anyone knows what kind of critter is this?/
 
Spepper

Spepper

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I'm no expert, and I know you said they aren't maggots, but are you 100% sure? They sure look like maggots to me. :)
 
JeromeTabuzo

JeromeTabuzo

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Galapoheros

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Imo it's a moth caterpillar, there is another recent thread asking the same thing. I have them over here also. They could be the Lesser Wax Moth caterpillar, Achroia grisella, or at least it is closely related. They don't cause much problems over here but once they start hatching you will see tiny moths flying around now and then. They eat dead things, decaying veggies, vegetables, fish food, they basically eat what isopods will eat. They make tunnels they move through for safety. https://www.google.com/search?q=Ach...ec2AWI4IGYCQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=600
 
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