Little Red Worms Coming From Tap in the Philippines are Midge Fly Larvae 17 Apr 1:39 PM (yesterday, 1:39 pm)
"Very thin, little red worms" have been coming from this woman's tap in La Union, the Philippines. She asks that we help identify the critters and provide insight on how to get rid of them completely.
Worms Dirt Dessert 14 Apr 1:34 PM (4 days ago)
Believe it or not, in some parts of the world insects are considered a delicacy. In some countries, crickets are...
Bristly, Dark Brown Creatures Crawling All Over Bathroom are Carpet Beetle Larvae 11 Apr 1:31 PM (7 days ago)
"I keep finding these small caterpillar-like bugs in my bathroom", states this reader in her submission regarding the bristly, brown worm-like creature pictured below. "Found two in the bathtub, one in the toilet and most just crawling on the tile floor."
Small, Brown Worms with Stripes on the Counter 8 Apr 1:28 PM (10 days ago)
A reader recently wrote to us about, as the title of this article suggests, a small, brown worm with stripes on the counter. (The worm was on the bathroom counter, more precisely.) The reader sent pictures of the brown striped worm and was merely wondering what it is. She was very matter of fact in her email, not seeming particularly alarmed by the small worm, nor did she ask how to get rid of it, so we presume she is dealing with an isolated incident and not a recurring problem. (She did add the word "blah" after her short email, so she wasn't altogether happy with finding the worm either.) So, we have a simple question before us: what is the small, brown, striped worm on the bathroom counter that our reader is finding.
Dog Heart Worm Symptoms 5 Apr 1:21 PM (13 days ago)
In the earliest stages or heart worm, there are no abnormal signs of infection. In mild cases, coughing is present. In the moderate stage, you may notice coughing, exercise intolerance, and abnormal lung sounds.
Orange Worm 2 Apr 1:18 PM (16 days ago)
A reader wrote to us about some creatures she has been finding in her condo. She said they are very tiny, and that she usually finds them near the bathroom or in the closet. She is hopeful we can identify them and advise her on how to make her place less appealing to these worm-like organisms.
Woolly Worm Festival Beatyville, KY 30 Mar 1:17 PM (19 days ago)
The Woolly Worm Festival takes place in small towns across the U.S. each year. Locals and visitors alike gather in...
Catalpa Worms with White Spiky Things All Over Them 27 Mar 1:14 PM (22 days ago)
We decided to title this article with more or less the exact wording of an email we recently received from a reader. She reported that her "catalpa worms have white spikey things all over them," and she is wondering what is going on. Something is clearly amiss with her Catawba worms. (For the record, Catalpa worms are Catawba worms and vice versa, as the words "Catalpa" and "Catawba" are interchangeable). The reader asked no additional questions, so we will focus only on the white spiky things on the Catalpa worms. We won't worry about general matters of identification, presuming our reader is definitely dealing with Catawba worms, and we also won't worry about ways to rectify the problem, which may not be possible anyway.
Tiny Black Critter that Stumped Pest Control Could be a Flea Larva 24 Mar 1:11 PM (25 days ago)
"Can you please help identify this worm?" asks Ashley about the tiny, black worm-like creature pictured below (which is barely visible on the photo). "The pest control came and said that in 30 years he’s never seen this kind of worm. They are smaller than an eyelash. Thank you so much!" Firstly, we want to note to our other readers that, despite the photo being quite of poor resolution and not showing the worm clearly, Ashley did send in an excellent video (linked below) of the worm moving about. This brings us to our second point: based on the video, we would venture a guess and say that this might be a flea larva.
Why Do Millipedes Smell Bad? 21 Mar 1:05 PM (28 days ago)
A while back, a reader asked us which types of millipedes emit a horrible odor when threatened or stepped on. (Technically, the reader asked about "minipedes," but we'll assume this was a typo, unless they really are interested in knowing the nonexistent smell of an online ship that sells baby shoes in the UK.) In other words, which millipedes smell bad when threatened or attacked in some way. This is a simple enough question, but we'll have to answer it in somewhat general terms because there are around 10,000 species in the Diplopoda class, which millipedes make up, so we of course can't list every single millipede that smells bad (nor in truth do we know of all the millipedes that smell bad). So, we will focus on the following, more general question: why do millipedes smell bad?