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Please tell me this isn't termites
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That's a terrible picture will nothing to indicate scale but assuming those brown capsule looking things are about 1/4 inch long that looks like fly pupae. Is the location near trash can or compactor? Had you previously noticed maggots?
Sorry, thought it was clearer than it was
They are about 1/4 inch, brown, and hollow. Little crunchy.
does it taste salty or a little fruity?
A little bitter, with pronounced notes of drywall and batt insulation, and a subtle hint of mouse droppings
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Those are cockroach pupae
Yep, and @nieminen@lemmy.world if they're hollow, they're living out their adult lives elsewhere (likely in the building). These are just signs that they used it as a pupation site.
Thank you. I've seen no evidence of them, and they were below some baseboards put in long ago. I'm hoping it's an issue that no longer exists ๐
Cool entomological fact: Cockroaches and termites (and also praying mantises) are really closely related, and many cockroaches have the ability to digest lignin, aka wood, just like termites
Floorboards also tend to have gaps so all kinds of insects can hide underneath.
Thank you