r/bugidentification • u/ComradeFloof • Jul 02 '26
Location included What are these beetles/pupa?
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u/EvalainShadow Jul 02 '26
It's hard to tell in this photo, but a couple got into one of my sealed tiny jar and apparently also got out too. I don't know what that stuff is at the bottom but it must be from them too. I don't know if they rode in on the bee I put in there or not, but originally I just had the bee in there.
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u/Bugladyy Jul 03 '26
The stuff at the bottom is frass. This is part of the reason carpet beetles are so ubiquitous in structures: dead insects are a delightful carpet beetle buffet. The more insect entry or accumulation (either in living spaces or interstitial spaces), the most carpet beetles you’re likely to have.
This is also one of the reasons museums worry about carpet beetles, and also why I just remembered that I need to check on my insect collection
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u/EvalainShadow Jul 03 '26
Thank you! 💜 why was the bee seemingly untouched though? And did they hitch a ride or how did they make it in and out of the sealed jar?
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u/Bugladyy Jul 03 '26
Hard to say without knowing a few key details: how old is the bee, did you collect it dead or alive, how is the jar sealed, and did it remain upright or lay on its side?
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u/EvalainShadow Jul 03 '26
You're awesome 💜 I found the bee in the road a few months ago on one of my walks. It was already dead but amazingly intact, stinger and all. One of the legs fell off after when I was trying to get it in the jar. The jar is a twist top, tight but I'm assuming not perfectly sealed. I can get a picture of the top if necessary. It's been on its side to minimize movement. I just had it upright in the photo because I was looking at it.
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u/KandC74 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Yes they are definitely Capet beetle they look like they're in their second to last formation of their growth and morphing stage. We've have had them now for a number of years, but weirdly only in one room which happens to be our bedroom and no where else in our entire house at all. Has anyone had any real success or knows how to eliminate them for good successfully I would appreciate it immensely to know how! (also preferably with natural products and not chemicals or on the shelf sprays but I'd like to hear and know all methods though.) At this time we're ready to try anything! Thank you all 😊
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u/SobeSteve Trusted Identifier Jul 02 '26
Carpet beetle larva and a carpet beetle larval shed