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My cricket bin has been infested by these little pupae lookin' things..they're about a quarter of an inch (at biggest), black, and they look hairy. They don't inch along, they kind of move like a maggot, just fast.
Has anyone seen these before? If my description isn't suitable, I can try to get a picture.
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>>My cricket bin has been infested by these little pupae lookin' things..they're about a quarter of an inch (at biggest), black, and they look hairy. They don't inch along, they kind of move like a maggot, just fast.
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Those are dermestid beetle larvae. Very common to find them sometimes mixed in with cricket boxes. They eat the dead crickets. I would avoid letting them turn into beetles because unlike mealworm beetles, these can fly. Once in your house they like to eat things like carpet and clothes 
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My beardies love to eat the worms and beetles, thank goodness.
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Shannon in Reno
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Those larvae mean you are a bad cricket keeper and you shouldn't be keeping any reptiles. 
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