hookmeup Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 G'day Guys, these bugs are driving me crazy & thought this may be the quickest way to identify, I've just noticed heaps of these little blighters out on my back deck & they seem to like the dogs bowl, never seen them before & need an ID,funny little things & believe it or not they are almost in the shape of a fish !! or their little casing is anyway, as you can see motley coloured body or cocoon & some sort of black head comes out one end, if you click on on of the pictures you can see its head sort of, & they actually crawl very slowly around, anyone seen these before ? Any ideas please. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Strange.... Sorry I can't help. Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hard to tell but is the shell like a cocoon because there is a beetle that drags a cocoon type of home around with it. If you crush one is it a red colour? Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Looks like a flounder to me haha I've never seen anything like it. Closest thing to looking like it is a moth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookmeup Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks for the few guys who replied, not the most exciting post I know but after searching google insect sites I found what i was looking for , it is called a plaster bag worm , harmless & feeds on spiderwebs apparently, yeh I know despite what u r thinking we are not the Addams family, although my tackle box & rods do have that look ! Maybe I can use that as an excuse to go & have a fish , a yeah mystery solved , have a look around maybe we should all have a fish to blow the cobwebs off !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanemills Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 It's an alien invasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LungFai Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Use them as bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 They contain a small caterpillar, but do not know their name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 That's odd, feeds in spider webs. Odd looking insect with an odd diet. Fishingphase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hello what you got is called Silverfish. They are the larvae of a small moth. they not only eat spider webs, but they also love to eat fabrics. so if you start finding small holes all over your T shirts, you know the culprit. Vladimir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookmeup Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 You got me thinking Vladimir, but i'm now not sure, Ive googled silverfish larvae & plaster bagworm/household case bearer larvae & they all look exactly the bloody same, same shape cocoon that they drag around, Plaster bagworm sounds more harmless than silverfish, either way if you look towards the sky tonight & see a big mushroom cloud somewhere over Epping it will be me hammering them with some sort of pesticide bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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