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05/05/2004 03:41:01 PM · #1 |
i need some help trying to find out what this insect/pest is
BUGZ
I have never seen these before but for te last few months we have been finding them, dead thankfully, around the house (inside only)
it looks like some type of mutant flee shrimp thing (or flimp)
each line on the tape measure is 1/8 inch
James
Message edited by author 2004-05-05 15:42:31.
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05/05/2004 03:59:03 PM · #2 |
all i could say it it looks like the larval form of something.
and seeing as your finding them inside only - 1st thing that comes to mind is roaches...
just a guess though - i tried google images - but didnt see too much.
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05/05/2004 04:01:32 PM · #3 |
| They look like some type of flea to me. Do you have pets which might have fleas? If so they might be falling off your pets when they (the flea) dies. |
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05/05/2004 04:05:19 PM · #4 |
that would have to be the largest flea i have ever seen!!!
1.25 inches for a flea?
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05/05/2004 04:08:36 PM · #5 |
| Try your County Agricultural commissioner or Extension office, or try the Biology Dept. of the nearest large university -- they often have someone who can help identify specimens. |
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05/05/2004 04:23:37 PM · #6 |
yep we have 3 cats, but no flees on them
if those are roach larva they are very weird ones at that or a new species of roach i have not seen.
Shannon has lived here for about 3 years and this is the first time she has seen them also
James
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05/05/2004 04:40:57 PM · #7 |
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05/05/2004 05:32:56 PM · #8 |
It looks like some form of amphipod. Yours seem atypically large, though not extraordinarily so. From the Urban Entomology page:
These are small crustaceans, nearly all of which are laterally compressed, giving them a shrimplike appearance. Among the Amphipoda is a species that may invade the home following rain or prolonged watering of the vegetation in which it seeks harborage. |
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05/05/2004 05:42:15 PM · #9 |
| Let us know what it is when you find it. That's really freakin' scary! |
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05/05/2004 06:47:10 PM · #10 |
Try at this place
a louse (bird or pigeon) maybe?
Going to the closest university is your best bet. I took and entomology class (15 years ago). Very interesting stuff these critters.
Message edited by author 2004-05-05 18:51:08.
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05/06/2004 05:38:05 PM · #11 |
I'll be seconding dwoolridge's ID, I showed a link to the picture in another forum and the answer (twice) was
"Freshwater shrimp from the Gammarus family." hth
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05/06/2004 05:47:50 PM · #12 |
ughhh yuck! Did you take the photo,, so much detail!!! Bed bugs dust mites,, carpet mites,,, they live and I have heard you cant hardly see em....or you dont know they are there.....just a guess!
But really spring clean and get a exterminator!!
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05/06/2004 05:55:54 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by dwoolridge:
It looks like some form of amphipod. Yours seem atypically large, though not extraordinarily so. |
yes its a amphipod
here is a better look at it at another web site
Amphipod
James
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05/06/2004 06:21:36 PM · #14 |
Nope - it's called a Shree, which starts larval life on your food, burrows into your spine, trebles its size, multiplies, travels up to your head and finally hatches out of your eyes while you clean your teeth.
Perfectly normal (everyone has them) so nothing to worry about. Sweet dreams. |
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05/06/2004 06:36:16 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by tolovemoon:
ughhh yuck! Did you take the photo,, so much detail!!! Bed bugs dust mites,, carpet mites,,, they live and I have heard you cant hardly see em....or you dont know they are there.....just a guess!
But really spring clean and get a exterminator!! |
Oooh, I hope you don't find out about the mites which reside in the follicles of your eyelashes ... if it's any consolation, the parasites are a minor constituent compared to your normal (mostly beneficial) bacterial flora, which outnumber the actual human cells in your body.
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05/06/2004 06:54:51 PM · #16 |
amphipods are aquatic? how are they living in your house?
hmm says they could be terrestrial...
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05/06/2004 07:02:32 PM · #17 |
| The "amphi-" prefix generally means a combination of water- and land-based activity. |
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05/06/2004 07:22:59 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Nope - it's called a Shree, which starts larval life on your food, burrows into your spine, trebles its size, multiplies, travels up to your head and finally hatches out of your eyes while you clean your teeth.
Perfectly normal (everyone has them) so nothing to worry about. Sweet dreams. |
Jon is correct of course. They are quite obviously Shree, and not Amphipods as some others have suggested. The one on the left is in its male stage; the long, black dongle ovipositor is clearly visible. I am not sure, but the one on the right appears to be in the female stage. It has been suggested by some that the often times violent pre-hatching activity exhibited by this species inside the cranium of the host may actually be the cause of migraine headaches.
Good call Jon!
--Mick
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05/06/2004 07:31:34 PM · #19 |
yeah - if i only knew what i have forgotten...
Originally posted by GeneralE:
The "amphi-" prefix generally means a combination of water- and land-based activity. |
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05/06/2004 08:06:34 PM · #20 |
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