Thanks everyone for speedy responses. Now that you all pointed out, the legs clearly do not belong to the larvae. The larvae was wiggling under microscope, so I could barely bring myself to take a straight, steady look at it. Mystery solved. Saori
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Rebman Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] Mystery bug This message originated outside of The Nelson-Atkins. Please use caution when opening links or attachments. Greetings, They are devastating for collections, but it can be cathartic to see them targeting other pests. I once watched an American cockroach run into a gallery, and I quickly nudged a trap in front of its path. A week later, I did my monthly trap inspections and found that the cockroach was almost halfway gone thanks to two dermestid larvae that started at the rear and worked their way forward. I should have photographed that trap. Thank you, Michael R. On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 8:34 AM Voron, Joel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dermestid larvae probably a carpet beetle that was feasting on a spider carcass. JTV -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKMK8iG%2BBZGP0MLiWqXuhn1i_EFzCm7SWwsircJcdZmb4MH_LQ%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAKMK8iG%2BBZGP0MLiWqXuhn1i_EFzCm7SWwsircJcdZmb4MH_LQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SN6PR03MB3839DF9F55DD7A06C38B66148BA80%40SN6PR03MB3839.namprd03.prod.outlook.com.
