Unexpected hitchhiker in feeder cricket tub?

Flammendehaar

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I've had a tub of feeder crickets for my assassin bugs for well over a week now, and there are not so many crickets left in it any more (once those bugs start to eat, boy do they eat!).

I just did a feeding and tipped a few more in for the bugs, and when I was taking a look to see how many were left in there, I noticed something moving strangely in the tub.

I took a closer look and to my surprise spotted this big hairy grub thing:
IMG_20230412_170823.jpg Does anyone have any clue what this critter is?

Thanks!
 

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Arachnoknight
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They are determnid beetle larvae ( not sure if correct spelling) they eat the dead crickets and stuff, basically cleaners, I wonder though if I can keep the adult with a forest Scorpion
 

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Arachnoknight
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Though I do wonder this because you can keep blue death feigning beetles with desert hairy scorpions so I was naturally wondering if there was a tropical equivalent
 

Joey Spijkers

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Though I do wonder this because you can keep blue death feigning beetles with desert hairy scorpions so I was naturally wondering if there was a tropical equivalent
Dermestid beetles like it dry too. For a forest scorpion, just use springtails and dwarf white isopods as clean up crew.
 
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