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Mini Mealworms?

itschiaramonteyo Apr 04, 2008 11:10 PM

A few months ago I found a couple very small dark mealworms in one of my mealworm bins. I seperated them
and they have been breeding and I have a couple hundred
or thousand now. They are much smaller and darker than mealworms and move a lot faster. I tried finding info on mini mealworms but could not find very much. Just wondering if anyone knows what they are.

Replies (2)

itschiaramonteyo Apr 04, 2008 11:12 PM

Pic has beatles and worms from normal mealworms and the minis for comparision.

trex8692 Apr 06, 2008 10:02 PM

ya theyre probably a different breed called tenebrio obscurus

the "normal" sized mealworms are called tenebrio molitors

and heres a company that specializes in selling mini mealworms, theyll give you even more information

http://www.minimealworms.com/

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