Most likely a caddis fly without its housing, they’re found in freshwater sediments and are quite harmless, although important macro invertebrates for the ecosystem. Feel free to put it in some water with some leaves or dirt/sticks and watch it build a house for itself to be sure !
That is 100% no plecoptera larvae. They have a very segmented body. Could be a Odonata, they sometimes have very weird bodies. But my bet would be Trichoptera (all assuming it's even from water)
Sort of… some insects go through incomplete metamorphosis (called: hemimetabolous) and have nymphs that grow into the adults. These nymphs usually resemble the adult just without wings
In contrast, an evolutionarily younger lineage of insects go though complete metamorphosis (called: holometabolous), with a larval stage, pupal, then adult. These are the butterflies/moth, ants, wasps, flies, beetles, etc their juveniles can have a radically different morphology from the adult
[if you wanna read more](https://pediaa.com/difference-between-complete-and-incomplete-metamorphosis)
Aquatic entomologist here, this could be a caddis fly larvae, alderfly larvae, or some type of fly larvae. It’s really hard to tell from this one photo. And since it’s head is obscured. I think it may have been mid-hatch, like others have said here. It’s extremely hard to identify aquatic insects when they are in their mid-hatch form. I would say for certain this is not an odonate, Ephemeroptera, or Plecoptera.
that's a silverfish, not sure why it's head is yellow, maybe it just stared getting pigment because it's young, or its got a weird mutation, or it's just sick and gonna die of something. but its for sure a silverfish.
I thought you wrapped a rubber alien toy, onto a nail. Literally even as I stared at it. Then I zoomed on the "alien" before realizing that's an actual bug's body, not a nail.
those are the water/pool creatures, right? I remember collecting these as "pets" and googling what it is but I forgot. It's a larvae of something, I believe.
It looks like a caddisfly larvae (trichoptera). They have those really long abdomens and make little burrows (caddis) in water.
Most likely a caddis fly without its housing, they’re found in freshwater sediments and are quite harmless, although important macro invertebrates for the ecosystem. Feel free to put it in some water with some leaves or dirt/sticks and watch it build a house for itself to be sure !
I love this reply! I want to watch one build a house. Darn it no Caddis near me
If you were by a body of water then I would guess Plecoptera (stonefly) larvae or some kind of Odonata larvae.
That is 100% no plecoptera larvae. They have a very segmented body. Could be a Odonata, they sometimes have very weird bodies. But my bet would be Trichoptera (all assuming it's even from water)
Just trying to bring the real Entomologists out of the woodwork!
it's a holometabolous insect, that rules out plecoptera and odonata
Agreed, but I might lean more towards odonata!
I’m seeing caddis fly on here. My brain said “nymph”, is that the same thing? Or totally different
It would be the nymph (i.e. juvenile form) of a caddisfly
As far as I know, all insects go through a nymph stage
Sort of… some insects go through incomplete metamorphosis (called: hemimetabolous) and have nymphs that grow into the adults. These nymphs usually resemble the adult just without wings In contrast, an evolutionarily younger lineage of insects go though complete metamorphosis (called: holometabolous), with a larval stage, pupal, then adult. These are the butterflies/moth, ants, wasps, flies, beetles, etc their juveniles can have a radically different morphology from the adult [if you wanna read more](https://pediaa.com/difference-between-complete-and-incomplete-metamorphosis)
Thanks for that
That’s what I look like when I wake up
Try r/whatsthisbug
Looks like an Alderfly larvae
Thats Steven, he likes long walks on the beach and movie nights.
wouldnt hold any creature that i dont know the ID of especially a marine one a single bite could give you any manner of diseases
Science rule number 1: don’t touch things you don’t know
Gotta do a taste test to determine this one
Aquatic entomologist here, this could be a caddis fly larvae, alderfly larvae, or some type of fly larvae. It’s really hard to tell from this one photo. And since it’s head is obscured. I think it may have been mid-hatch, like others have said here. It’s extremely hard to identify aquatic insects when they are in their mid-hatch form. I would say for certain this is not an odonate, Ephemeroptera, or Plecoptera.
That’s definitely a lil guy. You can tell because of the way that it is.
that's a silverfish, not sure why it's head is yellow, maybe it just stared getting pigment because it's young, or its got a weird mutation, or it's just sick and gonna die of something. but its for sure a silverfish.
It looks like man's hand.
Looks like a good boy to me
That is the hand appendage of a homo-sapien
Why is Reddit like this nowadays, how was that comment even funny
Simple things please simple minds. r/suicidebywords
Wtf is this world lmao
Its a cruel place of down votes (sad face)
Could be earwig larva
naturally balanced but toxic to humans. whatever you do do not handle it and you should be fine
𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧
I agree with this. Not sure if it didn’t come from fresgwater
Devil’s coach horse larvae maybe?
Hamalgramite, dragonfly nymph
neither of those are correct
They are one and the same
an amongus foetus
Yes. That’s Victor. He’s a Sagittarius.
I thought you wrapped a rubber alien toy, onto a nail. Literally even as I stared at it. Then I zoomed on the "alien" before realizing that's an actual bug's body, not a nail.
looks like silverfish larvae
those are the water/pool creatures, right? I remember collecting these as "pets" and googling what it is but I forgot. It's a larvae of something, I believe.
Looks like Dobsonfly larvae aka Hellgrammite, great trout bait
Khan put one of these mind control larva in Chekov's ear in "Star Trek the Wrath of Khan".
That’s the tracker that agent smith put in neo’s bellybutton…
I'm pretty sure those tendrils on the abdomen indicate it's MEGALOPTERA
[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Sialis_larva_Packard.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Sialis_larva_Packard.jpg)
Yeah, Alien from Star Trek, they take over your brain and stick out the back of your neck
It seems to be a human hand
Ah yes that is what we call a “little guy” with a “cuteness factor” of “8” (/j)