Cricket pets.

Yes they are safe to feed. They are a grub of a carpet beetle and are a symptom of the cricket farm not cleaning their rearing facilities often enough.

Thanks John. I think I pretty much squashed them all, but next time I will let my toads have a treat.

How big do they get when they are through the larval stage?

I get these in with my crickets too, the beetles are only about half to one cm long. I've put them in for my frog to eat, I haven't seen him eat them, but I haven't seen any running around!

Thats a good sign. Does anyone anything about these guys nutritional value?

Many wild amphibians eat beetles as the staple food in their diets, so I would expect them to be a decent nutritional value. Probably similar to mealworms - those are beetles too.

hmm i wonder if its possible to keep/breed them as a staple.

I would think it's difficult - generations can take several weeks or longer, depending on temperature. I would think it's easier to culture crickets in large numbers.

Ok thanks