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Meal Worm (Larva)

Tenebrio molitor

Description:

Tan/brown worm with a soft exoskeleton . Their exoskeleton has 13 segments; a head, 3 thoracic segments, and nine abdominal segments. They also have 6 legs. Reptiles love these juicy little arthropods.

Habitat:

They love to to dig into soft rotten wood and make there home there. If that’s not available you’ll find them in dirt.

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1 Comment

Ainsley Stinson
Ainsley Stinson 2 years ago

Cool!

Katherine GA
Spotted by
Katherine GA

Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States

Spotted on Nov 14, 2021
Submitted on Nov 14, 2021

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