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Brown-red Blobs Found in Sink are an Unsolved Mystery
“Found both of these in my bathroom sink one day” is all this reader states in her submission concerning the brown-red blobs pictured below. One of them looks like a flat triangle of reddish-brown goo, while the other one looks like it has more shape.
Maggot Found Dragging Clumps of Fluff Up Walls is a Casemaking Clothes Moth Larva
“What fresh hell is this?” asks this reader about the larva-like creature buried in a piece of lint pictured below. He describes it as having a “long white body and dark head.”
Woman Wonders if Loitering Pigeons Caused Bugs to Show up in her Daughter’s Window Sill
“What is this larva I found on my daughter’s windowsill?” asks this reader from Chicago about the transparent, long creature pictured below. “If it helps there’s also some kind of nest outside the window (at the top left) and pigeons sit out there often.”
Black and Transparent Organisms Infest Woman’s Hair for Over a Year: Where She Can Find Help
“I have had these in my hair for over a year”, states this reader in her submission regarding the black and transparent organisms pictured below. “Can you identify these things?”
Is Diatomaceous Earth Effective Against Hammerhead Flatworms?
“Does spreading Diatomaceous Earth protect from the flathead worms?” asks this reader in her submission. She provides no further context, or photos, but we will do our best to help her in any way that we can.
Microscopic Strands on on Fabrics May Just be Lint
“I have thin clear/white microscopic strands on fabrics in my house and can’t figure out what they are”, states this reader in her submission. “Could they be larvae of something?”
Flat, Black Bugs Hanging from Cottonwoods Could are Likely Inchworms
“No one and I mean no one knows what they are”, states this reader about the ‘little flat thingie[s]’ he discovered hanging from his cottonwood trees. The picture below shows the organism on the flat of our reader’s finger, showing us how minuscule this creature is.
Semicircular, Black Bugs Found on Bed and Upholstery May be Clothes Pests of Some Kind
“I am finding these tiny worm-like things in my bed and upholstery”, states this reader about the black organism pictured below. “They are semicircular and only about a quarter of an inch.”
Dozens of Dried Up Worms Showing Up on Porch During Storm are Millipedes
“What are these worms?” asks this reader in Ponte Vedra, FL. “I continuously have these dried up worms on my front porch”, she says about the black, curled-up worms pictured below.
Reddish Brown Worm May be a Bloodworm but Man Worries About Parasites
“Can you help me ID this worm?” asks this reader in his submission concerning the reddish brown creature pictured below. “I found it in the morning in my toilet before anyone had gone to the toilet.”
White Worms with Brown Stripes Found in Stock Tank are an Unsolved Mystery
“What is this worm found in a stock tank in Oklahoma?” asks this reader about the white worms with brown stripes pictured below. The worms vary in size, with some smaller worms latching on to the bigger ones.
Great Black Wasp and Honey Bee Discovered in Home Amidst an Array of Organisms
“Are these all different creatures or is this all pupae of one obscure jerk who has taken over my entire life as I knew it?” asks this reader about the plethora of photographed organisms below. Our reader does not include more context than this but asks that we “please help.”
Woman Asks for Help After She is Told She has Head Lice
“I was told I have head lice” says this reader, who sends in multifarious images of organisms, her hair and what appear to be wounds on her skin. Our reader asks us for help, and states that she has “no insurance.”
White Worm with Black Markings Could be Caterpillar or Dogwood Sawfly Larva
“What is this?” asks this reader concerning the white caterpillar with stripes/dots on its back pictured below. They state that they keep “finding these in the house” and ask that we “please help” them “eliminate” the creatures.
Red-Brown Worm-like Creature Found on Window Sill Lacks Context and an Identity
“I have one on my window sill but it’s about 1-inch long” is all this reader states in his query concerning the multiple worm-like creatures in the photo below. Due to the far away shot and poor resolution, it is difficult to make out the details on these creatures, but they appear to be red-brown in color.
Furnished Basement in Ohio Home is Infested With Millipedes
“What is the best method to permanently eradicate these pests?” asks this reader in Central Ohio, who sends in pictures of these small, black-brown critters. These critters have supposedly taken over our reader’s “rarely used, finished basement” and he thanks us in advance for our help.
Red-striped Worm May be Bloodworm but Woman Worries About Parasites
“What is this worm?!” asks this reader in the UK about the red-striped worm-like creature pictured below. “Hoping it’s not a harmful parasite.”
White Worms with Broad Heads Found in Log are Flatheaded Wood Borer Beetle Larvae
“What is this?” asks this reader about the white worm-like creatures with wide, flat heads pictured below. “I found them in a wood log.”
Gray, Segmented Insects with Many Legs Constantly Appearing in Bathtub are Duff Millipedes
“What type of insect is this that is constantly appearing in my bathtub?” is all this reader asks in her submission. Her questions pertains to the brownish-gray creature with multiple legs and a white tip pictured below.
White Worm with Brown Head Found in Carpet is a Webbing Clothes Moth Larva
“I found this on my carpet”, states this reader in her submission, referring to the off-white larva-like critter with a brown head pictured below. “Can you identify it please?”