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Jun 4, 2019

Anybody know what these are?

Anybody know what these (larva, eggs, pupa...?) are and more importantly what (insect?) they will become? Thank you

BigfamJapan

BigfamJapan

Former nickname was "Saitama". Changed it to save confusion on place review posts! Irish, 20+ years in Japan! I also write on my personal website: insaitama.com

3 Answers



  • Kasajizo

    on Jun 9

    The back of my head tells me it’s termites (シロアリ?) Google tells me it might be a midge of some kind (タマバエ?) Paranoia tells me to kill it with fire

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  • genkidesu

    on Jun 9

    Hard to know for sure but they look a little like wood borers (I think they're also called wood worms in some parts of the world).

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  • thegoodgaijin

    on Jun 17

    At the very least I can tell you those aren't bedbug eggs, thankfully.

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