Beauty help: i’m not really sure how to research this …insect?

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i’m not really sure how to research this …

insect?

it wasn’t until after we used slate when we remodeled our bathroom that i started seeing these little creatures in and around our shower. they look like the slate- same color, and flat, like flakes of stone- so i’m pretty sure they came with the tiles. they’re definitely not endemic.

i haven’t disected any but from what i can see, the “body” is sort of diamond shaped, and there’s a “tongue” that peaks out from one end, pulling the creature along, kind of like a clam. i’m thinking, though, maybe it’s a worm in a cocoon (because it’s soft) or shell, like a hermit crab.

they’re very small. have you any idea what i’m talking about? any idea how to look something like this up?

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melt 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (9 minutes after post)

duh, thanks. i got as far as thinking to put them into a jar, but with the intention of waiting to see if they morph into something else. i was thinking about looking them up online, but thank you for your suggestion- i will contact UH

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Rathcoole, 07, IE | 1 year, 7 months ago (1 hour, 16 minutes after post)

It’s a difficult one, Insects are put in to different ‘Orders’ e.g plant bugs ‘order Hemiptera’ Moths and Butterflies ‘order Lepidoptera’ etc
not only that but you also have to consider if they have metamorphosis and at what stage they are at ( egg, larva, pupa ).But i think you should start with the mouth part, it sounds as if that one has sucking mouth parts as opposed to biting mouth parts.

melt 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (18 hours, 16 minutes after post)

no, it’s really like an almond-shaped, soft, grayish, flat shell, with a tongue or maybe a worm living inside it. i will try emailing a photo to the latter link. thanks all.

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zscottda 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (20 hours, 13 minutes after post)

Have you tried looking around this site? - http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740. It’s pretty helpful.

melt 3 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 7 months ago (22 hours, 54 minutes after post)

you guys are so helpful :-)
now i just have to get off my lazy butt, put some batteries in the camera & take some photos!

i’d collected four creatures on a piece of paper to show some friends but when i’d gone back to retrieve them they’d all gone away! (the creatures, not the friends) so i’ll have to wait until they start showing up in my bathroom again…

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musicfreak 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 6 months ago (3 weeks, 6 days after post)

I don’t know the answer to this, but I’ve found unidentified insects simply by googling them by image. Just type in images, insects, diamond shape & see if that turns anything up. If that particular search doesn’t work, just keep trying different words that describe it & I’m sure you’ll find it!

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (1 month, 3 weeks after post)

I have these insects too - they come out from under my skirting board. i have been googling too but cant find anything. Have you managed to find out what they are?

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 4 months ago (3 months, 1 week after post)

I have the same problem! In my bathroom for the last five years. I’ve also seen them climbing the walls near the bathroom. And my closet. My back porch has loose brick flooring, and when I checked to see if there was concrete under there, I found a ton of dead ones.
I also see quite a few moths, I just figured they are in some sort of (pupa?) or larvae stage. Thanks for writing, I thought I was the only one with these weird things, I’ve been online for a good hour trying to get some ideas.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 4 months ago (3 months, 1 week after post)

The name of the diamond shpaed worm is “household casebearer” (Phereoeca U)terella Walsingham) courtesy of “Featured Creatures” Hope it helped

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