That's a terrible picture will nothing to indicate scale but assuming those brown capsule looking things are about 1/4 inch long that looks like fly pupae. Is the location near trash can or compactor? Had you previously noticed maggots?
Yep, and @nieminen@lemmy.world if they're hollow, they're living out their adult lives elsewhere (likely in the building). These are just signs that they used it as a pupation site.
Cool entomological fact: Cockroaches and termites (and also praying mantises) are really closely related, and many cockroaches have the ability to digest lignin, aka wood, just like termites
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protist@mander.xyz · 18 pts · 1y
The brown things are not termites, they're pupae cases of another insect. Try vacuuming all that up and keeping an eye on it
breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
this isnt termites
maybe, i have no idea. but ill tell you what you want to hear!
rouxdoo@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
That's a terrible picture will nothing to indicate scale but assuming those brown capsule looking things are about 1/4 inch long that looks like fly pupae. Is the location near trash can or compactor? Had you previously noticed maggots?
nieminen@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Sorry, thought it was clearer than it was
They are about 1/4 inch, brown, and hollow. Little crunchy.
expatriado@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y
does it taste salty or a little fruity?
protist@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 1y
A little bitter, with pronounced notes of drywall and batt insulation, and a subtle hint of mouse droppings
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
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protist@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 1y
Those are cockroach pupae
WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Yep, and @nieminen@lemmy.world if they're hollow, they're living out their adult lives elsewhere (likely in the building). These are just signs that they used it as a pupation site.
nieminen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Thank you. I've seen no evidence of them, and they were below some baseboards put in long ago. I'm hoping it's an issue that no longer exists 😂
protist@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
Cool entomological fact: Cockroaches and termites (and also praying mantises) are really closely related, and many cockroaches have the ability to digest lignin, aka wood, just like termites
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Floorboards also tend to have gaps so all kinds of insects can hide underneath.
nieminen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you
NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
pomfegranate@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Search up cockroach eggs. Looks like that to me
nieminen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Yeah that seems to be the consensus. Thank you for weighing in
echo@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 1y
It doesn't immediately look like termites, but you've cropped/zoomed in so tight that there may be missing information that would help.
nieminen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
There's no obvious damage around (just some old mold and water damage (washer room))
nieminen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Took this a little further out
echo@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 1y
I still don't see anything there that suggests termites.
Scolding7300@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Kryptenx@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
egrets@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I'd assume the same. I've had houseflies hatch in my indoor trash a few times and the casings look exactly like the pictures.
shlomek@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
looks like hamster poo to me 😂
lemmyng@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Looks like rodent droppings.
Ledivin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It doesn't look like termites, but that's definitely signs of some other bug 🤷♂️
motor_spirit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Dorkyd68@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
You got roaches bruh. You nasty mfer
nieminen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Lol people downvoted you. I thought it was funny.
Dorkyd68@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y