“Can you identify these larvae or worms?” asks Lisa in her submission regarding the white, worm-like creature pictured below. “They were laid on my roller blinds. I’ve been experiencing bites and I’m trying to find the source. Thank you kindly for your time.” Firstly, we must point out that, due to the picture being somewhat blurry, we will not be able to identify the worm with 100% certainty or accuracy. All we can go on from the picture is the worm’s coloration and general shape: no other identifying information is visible, unfortunately. Secondly, we will also not be able to identify the worm based on the fact that Lisa has been experiencing bites, and any suggestions we make as to the identify of the worm will ignore this piece of context.

The reason for that is because, if these worms are the ones causing the bites, then the situation becomes medical in nature. As we are not medical professionals, we are neither qualified nor legally able to identify worms that cause medical problems. Only a medical professional is able to do this, so if Lisa has reasonable cause to believe that these worms are biting her, or she just wants to know for certain, then we recommend consulting a medical parasitologist. Unlike a primary care doctor or ER doctor, medical parasitologists specialize in diagnosing and treating ailments caused by organisms, such as worms.

Now, provided that these worms are not biting her, we would say that these are likely insect larvae of some kind. Perhaps the mother insect laid her eggs on the roller blinds and the larvae hatched there. There also seems to be some matter surrounding the worm that is a similar color to it. Since the photo is blurry, we cannot tell if this is some kind of secretion, or perhaps some webbing. If it is the latter of the two, then this might be a caterpillar of some kind: maybe a clothes moth larva. If it is some kind of liquid secretion, then we suggest Lisa avoid touching it, as it could cause an allergic reaction.

In conclusion, we are not entirely sure what these white worms are. Given that Lisa is experiencing bites, we ask her to take the suggestions we made with a grain of salt and consult a medical parasitologist for any certain answers. Now, if her physician concludes that these are not parasites, or any kind of harmful organism, then we would say that these could be insect larvae, possibly clothing moth caterpillars, depending on what that substance is surrounding the creatures. We hope this helps, and we wish Lisa the very best.

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White Worms on Roller Blinds are Insect Larvae

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"Can you identify these larvae or worms?" asks Lisa in her submission regarding the white, worm-like creature pictured below. "They were laid on my roller blinds. I've been experiencing bites and I'm trying to find the source. Thank you kindly for your time." Firstly, we must point out that, due to the picture being somewhat blurry, we will not be able to identify the worm with 100% certainty or accuracy. All we can go on from the picture is the worm's coloration and general shape: no other identifying information is visible, unfortunately. Secondly, we will also not be able to identify the worm based on the fact that Lisa has been experiencing bites, and any suggestions we make as to the identify of the worm will ignore this piece of context.

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Worm Researcher Anton