Your place to find out all about worms, caterpillars, and other (not so) creepy crawlies.
This reader wonders if the creature she found wandering on her white comforter is a carpet beetle larva. The creature in question appears to be a brownish-red color, with stripes and a long tail that spans the length of its body.
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