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I was asked by a friend what this was in his vivarium. Whatever ever it is he has a lot of them and mentioned some fly. He has also spotted young being whitish in color.

I couldn't find any info on it and was wondering if anyone had any ideas to its identy.

bob

Looks like a Tenebrio molitor adult (beetle). If they can hide in herp caging, they can survive & morph by feeding on herp feces, organic substrate & plant detritus. Some herps will not feed on the beetle stage due to the defensive secretion of 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone andm-cresol--(the stuff that smells when the beetles are agitated or handled).

Thanks lizardman, that info will be passed on to who has the problem.

bob/stano40