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On the first photo, you see the cocoon. If you click on the second photo, you see the alive insect inside the cocoon (I cut it in half).
I believe that only spiders can put something like that on the walls. In my appartment, I have seen spiders, and ants and cockroach.

Is this insect a spider baby or some alive food for the spider?

2006-12-04 15:32:48 · 4 answers · asked by Kitkat 1 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

I don't have carpet, I have tile.

2006-12-05 02:14:26 · update #1

4 answers

Just grap a napkin and throw it away.

Coach

2006-12-04 15:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0 1

I don't think spiders have anything to do with this. The larva has six legs, so its not a spider. It probably isn't spider food either, since it is not anywhere near a web or hiding place where spiders store food.

It looks the cocoon of some type of beetle - maybe a carpet beetle or something similar. Some beetles spin partial cocoons with the legs sticking so the larvae can walk around. This looks like it could be one of those type of beetles.

2006-12-05 01:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0 0

I cant get a close look at the critterf rom the images, but I can tell you it is definatly a beetle larva, most likely a carpet beetle, (family:Dermestidae) they are very common in and around homes.
I have attached an image here, have a look and compare.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/86855

All I know is thta it is a beetle, and spiders have nothing to do with the images that you posted here. Oh, and just becasue you dont have carpets doesnt mean you cant find carpet beetles in your home, it is only a common name, dont be fooled! They feed on dust, skin particles, hair, wool, anyhting that si commonly found in homes!

hope this helps!

2006-12-05 10:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You said yourself that it was an insect inside the cocoon. Since spiders are arachnids, I think the insect is food. Probably a cockroach.

2006-12-04 23:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by M S 4 · 0 0

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