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  • Jul 10, 2009, 12:40 PM
    wiseganesha
    Bug in Thailand with no legs apparent and has sort of a tongue to move?
    I found this bug working its way across my laptop while I was working at night. It doesn't look like it has any legs. It is about 1/4" to 1/2" in length. It is like a little gray/brown tube and when it moves it extends this tongue like thing to pull itself forward (or backward because it can extend from both ends of its body).

    It's a very strange creature :) I'd like to know if it may be the thing responsible for some rather hideous bites I've been getting while I sleep (I thought they were ant bites, but rather severe).
  • Jul 10, 2009, 01:21 PM
    wiseganesha
    I posted a video of the bug in action: (it is inside a SDHC mem card container, so you can see it is quite small)

  • Jul 10, 2009, 01:26 PM
    spitvenom

    !! Sorry I don't have an answer but that thing is crazy!!
  • Jul 10, 2009, 02:03 PM
    inturmoil

    Sorry, don't have a clue but it's the creepiest thing I've ever seen.
  • Jul 10, 2009, 03:03 PM
    Catsmine
    I'm not even certain that it is an insect. The motion reminds me more of a snail or a mollusc.
  • Jul 11, 2009, 04:16 AM
    Catsmine
    Further research suggests that it may be a very young bagworm. Look at this and see if it's similar:

    Bagworm | What's That Bug?
  • Jul 14, 2009, 01:00 PM
    gnahcd
    This looks like a household casebearer, also known as a plaster bagworm.

    Household Casebearer, Phereoeca uterella
  • Jul 14, 2009, 04:37 PM
    wiseganesha

    Yep, that's pretty much it. Thank you :)

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