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    syruponeverything
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    Default ID request - Strange insect in FF culture

    Hi everyone, I was feeding my frogs today, and after dumping some D. melanogaster in the dusting cup I noticed a few of some other kind of insect crawling around with the flies. I've never seen them before so I'm hoping someone else here can identify them. Thanks for looking!

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    Default Re: ID request - Strange insect in FF culture

    The picture is not real clear but it looks like a beetle larvae.

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    Some kind of dermestid beetle larvae (aka carpet beetle)?

    Here's a thread from years back with some clear pictures of the version I found in my crickets:

    http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...-crickets.html

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    Default Re: ID request - Strange insect in FF culture

    Quote Originally Posted by UncleChester View Post
    Some kind of dermestid beetle larvae (aka carpet beetle)?

    Here's a thread from years back with some clear pictures of the version I found in my crickets:

    http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...-crickets.html
    I have also seen these before with cricket or super/mealworm shipments.

    Original Poster, if you bought the ff's from an actual seller vs homemade I would contact them and ask about the extra insects in the culture. If they are a dermestid beetle it isn't necessarily bad (never heard of one in a ff culture though), but it would be nice to know ahead of time.

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    syruponeverything
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    Default Re: ID request - Strange insect in FF culture

    Thanks for posting everyone! I also posted this on reddit.com under /r/whatsthisbug and they said Dermistid beetle larvae as well. After looking at some pictures I'm pretty sure it's a Dermestes lardarius larvae, as I've seen the adult beetles around the house from time to time. I make my own FF cultures so haven't bought any in a long time, but I do buy crickets for my milk frogs, so I'm guessing they hitch hiked in with them. A couple weeks ago this culture did have a tiny unexplained hole in the lid, which I guess has now been explained...

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