Unseasonal entomological query

[Kiltie]

My wife found this crawling on the bedroom carpet last night. Any ideas what it might be?

Lots of legs but not like a caterpillar - more like a centipede.

Never seen anything like it in the house before.







Heaps of snow outside so I put the wee fella in the shed. Hopefully he survived the night.

Cheers,

Eric

[Steamer]

Are they not the thing that turn into moths?

- could be very wrong about the above, but have seen them before.

Edited by Steamer on Saturday 30th January 12:50

[Kiltie]

Aha, could be - good shout.

On another matter, looks like I need to give my tape measure a wipe.

Cheers,

Eric

[lazy_b]

Looks like it could be a carpet beetle larva.

[soad]

Yuk, i hate creepy crawlies, brr...

[Kiltie]

lazy_b said:

Looks like it could be a carpet beetle larva.

Thanks - that looks like it.

Cheers,

Eric

[collateral]

[indi pearl]

It is a Wooly Bear, the larvae of the dreaded Wool Moth. All those holes in your woolen underpants you have been wearing this climate change winter are a result of infestation by these cuddly creatures and not blast holes as a result of Christmas overindulgence!!

[Chuffer]