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[cobaltbrew]

I found this in my cricket container while feeding one of my tarantulas. What is this?

Its very very tiny. That's chapstick its next to.

Any ideas? It has orange/red lookin legs.

 

[Widowman10]

check out dermestid larvae.

 

[Edd Eskimo]

Wt<bleep>!! I found the same exact thing when I got some XL crix for my Ts last week!??! I was wondering the exact same as you...

 

[xhexdx]

check out dermestid larvae.

Ditto this.

 

[TalonAWD]

I've seen this many times when I get crickets. Its supposed to be a clean up crew from what I have heard (cannot confirm this). I have left them in with the crickets to see what happens and they don't attack the crickets. They eat the sheddings mostly. They are Larder beetles larva.
Picture...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Larder_beetle_grub.jpg

 

[koolkid98]

Most likely Dermestes Maculatas or Dermestes Lardarius.

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

I've always wondered if these guys would eat flesh off bones too but I've never been able to keep them long enough.

 

[Widowman10]

I've always wondered if these guys would eat flesh off bones too but I've never been able to keep them long enough.

yep they sure do! many taxidermists use them.

 

[8by8]

I have had something that looked exactly like this in an order of crix I got. Not sure on sp. but I left mine in ther the crickets thrived, but they pupated into a small flying beetle that started flying every time you open the top. They did eat all the left overs and dead crickets(but not live). Not sure if there the same though.

 

[GiantVinegaroon]

yep they sure do! many taxidermists use them.

You mean the ones found in with crickets? Heck I've found them in my house but could not keep them alive. I offered fish food.

 

[koolkid98]

All i did was gather them add them into an enclosure with some egg crate and feed them dead insects and cat food and leave them to it they thrive on neglect.

 

[Nerri1029]

I had a healthy colony going in symbiosis with my discoids (roaches)
They do indeed help with the filth