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Bug ID
updated: Mar 12, 2013, 8:37 AM
By Edhat Subscriber
I saw this small bug on my bathroom floor. I thought it was a leaf then it started to move. A little worm
came out of one end. What is this?
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COMMENT 383774
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2013-03-12 09:14 AM |
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Ugh. It's a plaster bagworm. That's the larval case. I think they turn into moths. They feed on cobwebs and lint. Do a Web search for more info and images. We have 'em too.
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COMMENT 383775
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2013-03-12 09:17 AM |
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It might actually be a leaf! There are critters called bagworms that attach debris to themselves for camoflage. Some bagworms can be a pest, but the adult moths themselves do not feed.
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COMMENT 383796P
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2013-03-12 10:02 AM |
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Maybe it's a tiny frightened insect trying to hide from that giant thing -- you -- looming over it? :-)
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COMMENT 383815
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2013-03-12 10:40 AM |
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774 is right. But they also eat wool.
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LOURAY
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2013-03-12 03:14 PM |
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Learn something every day. At first I thought it was April 1, but now not so much. If it will eat lint, may I have it, please?
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COMMENT 383922
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2013-03-12 03:18 PM |
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I saw one of those on the bathroom floor. I thought it was paper, but when I went to pick it up, it moved.... oh ewww!
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HATTIE
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2013-03-12 06:23 PM |
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i've seen those around too & wondered what they were. thanks to this post & the first comment i just googled "plaster bagworms" & now my curiosity has been cured. another reason i love edhat. :-)
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COMMENT 383982P
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2013-03-12 07:36 PM |
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HATTIE. Yes!
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COMMENT 384054
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2013-03-13 07:50 AM |
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i have seen them in my home as well and have wondered what they were. but thanks to hattie, now i know. weird though is that it said usually found in areas of high humidity. never thought of sb as humid. cold, fogging, windy but not humid.
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OLDLAWOMAN
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2013-03-13 09:41 AM |
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922 for the win! EWWW says it all!!! Heaven help me if I ever come across one of these things with a worm hanging out of it. YUCK! I wouldn't kill it, though. I'd carefully pick it up with tissue, and then let my bearded dragon Weeble consume it.
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