This has baffled me and my wife. We are finding these in only our bathroom and at least 1 a day...they are always alone. They are about the length of your pinky finger nail. The little head pops out, and drags the whole "pod". I have opened one and did not find eggs, dung, or anything except space...
The head is about 3-4 segments and after that the body is completely transparent.
We live in the San Diego, CA area...
More images:
http://upload.spankdu.com/users.php?act=gallery&gal=35&cat=8
This message was edited Aug 28, 2010 10:34 PM
ID bug/insect please
This appears to be a household casebearer (Phereoeca uterella; Lepidoptera: Tineidae). They belong to the same family as clothes moths, but appear to prefer munching on old spider webs than on any clothing apparel. See http://tinyurl.com/25sckwj for images and http://tinyurl.com/2cy6zye for detailed information.
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