#dermestid

[bowelfly]

recent $5 bug doodles

[techstim]

Dermestid beetles / carpet beetles

🪲 | 🪲 (cw for bug death in sources)

[nuyokaiart]

[worstnurse]

CW: swarm of insects & larvae, animal bones

Ever wonder how many flesh eating beetles it takes to clean bones?

Fun fact: Most of the cleaning is done by the larvae! They're especially crucial to the process, because the tiny, flexible larvae can fit into the tiniest crevices, eating away pieces of meat other methods of cleaning will have a hard time stripping away.

When I remove bones from my enclosure, I use a soft bristled paint brush to sweep out the tiniest little larvae from the nooks and crannies.

[doctorguilty]

They are a fan of the chicken feet!

[natural-selections]

Our essential workers are doing around-the-clock shifts to keep you folks stocked with new specimens and keep our pet memorial service operational during the pandemic.

We don't use dermestid beetles for most of our work, but with most of our staff staying home to flatten the curve, it's nice to have tens of thousands of helping hands.

[terrible-claw]

Took some pics of my grease boys in the woods

[arthro]

Varied Carpet Beetle

Binomial name: Anthrenus verbasci

True to their name, carpet beetles are often found on or under carpets - so why is this one on a sour cherry blossom? These dermestids are perfectly content both inside and outside manmade structures.