help .... what is this!?

[storm11]

can anyone help identify this creature, i found it half way up my bathroom wal i know its not a wooly bear but am confused to as what it can be, it dont appear to have any legs that i can see of, but it was movin slowly, please please helpl

[storm11]

Originally Posted by storm11

can anyone help identify this creature, i found it half way up my bathroom wal i know its not a wooly bear but am confused to as what it can be, it dont appear to have any legs that i can see of, but it was movin slowly, please please helpl

i think its a case bearing clothe moth as i have looked at some other pictures on here, surly there is a chance its a one off and i wont find any more. i have put it in a plastic container and have witnessed it crawling up the side and i can see it head, it also hangs by a thin thread like thing.

[tcvarlh]

I think you are correct in your ID : Case-bearing Clothes Moth Tinea pellionella.- Larva - I would look carefully around and see if you have any more of them. You may need to eradicate them if you do. There is a plethora of literature on the net to help you.
best of luck
h

[storm11]

is there likely yo be more than one then??!!!??

[tcvarlh]

I would assume so Storm, they like to munch on natural fibres, you could maybe get a lead to where the rest (if any) are from the colour and type of fibre, detritus, the captive one is wearing. The larva eat cotton, wood, wool, etc. You said you found your prisoner in your bathroom - maybe towels, flannels, that sort of thing. Don't panic they can be gotten rid of, but it is hand work as most insecticides have no real effect on them. Just go through your bathroom with 'a fine tooth comb' and you should be ok. Check each room one by one.
I know how annoying and irritating these little buggers can be, one of my flats, when I was abroad had the damned things before I moved in. Hours of searching. It did mean I found a load of coins and even the equivalent of a £50 note tho'. Bright side o' life!
h

[storm11]

sounds like great fun. NOT! we have had the bath panel off and there didnt seem to be any signs of any more. only lots of dead beetles. it seems to be covered in little brown and red things and as my bath towels and flannes are beige im certain there not nestin in them. is it possible it has crawled from another room into the bathroom?? just out of curiosity have you read my other thread? is there likely to be another species that will come along behind this case bearing moth. if that makes sense. thank you for your advice so far its nice to know that im not alone on this and that there are people that know about these things