identification of this insect?

[leslie179]

so today i found these in my cricket box ive read articles that said it could be a cleaner worm but as see the larve isnt fuzzy. It also looks like a meal worm so im wondering if its that. These insects are litterally super tiny so i was wondering is the beetle possible the adult form of the mealworm. Its like at most .5 mm

 

[Gormagon]

The pic needs to be a little bit closer to be able to tell.

 

[leslie179]

This better?

 

[Gormagon]

Yup looks like a mealworm and the adult beetle.

 

[leslie179]

Is it normal for it to be in a cricket box? And are they like suppose to be THAT SMALL like their literally a few mm

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. Those are cleaner bugs. They eat dead crickets. I have some in my roach bin.

 

[Gormagon]

Hi. Those are cleaner bugs. They eat dead crickets. I have some in my roach bin.

Wow just a tiny version,lol!

 

[destiny1998]

:lol:

 

[leslie179]

So are those meal worms or cleaner worms haha cause ive resersched that cleaner worms are fuzzy

 

[destiny1998]

Those are cleaner worms. They are very small. So idk if they are fuzzy or not. Never looked. Those beatles can fly. Freaked me out at first. Doesn't happen very often.

 

[Taterbug]

Based on the size my guess is a buffalo beetle, also known as lesser meal worms. I believe they are used as cleaner bugs.

The fuzzy ones are detmestid beetles, which are not related but also used as cleaner crew.

 

[kingofnobbys]

Your beardie will enjoy crunching it up and eating it . All mine love the pupae and beetles.

 

[leslie179]

Haha nah those things are a few milimeter even im struggling to catch it so i dont think hell eat thsoe