Weird Insect Cocoon

[rewket]

would anyone happen to know what these white cocoons crawling on my walls are?

there about a CM big. whitish. they rarely move but ive seen one move one time. wormish like.

really dont know what i should do with them. they stick to the wall like superglue

[donna]

spiders eggs perhaps?

[Redted]

Biological weapons delivered by cyborg insects. It sounds like a nightmare scenario straight out of the wilder realms of science fiction, but it could be a reality if a current Pentagon project comes to fruition.

Right now, researchers are already growing insects with electronics inside them. They're creating cyborg moths and flying beetles that can be remotely controlled. One day, the US military may field squadrons of winged insect/machine hybrids with on-board audio, video or chemical sensors. These cyborg insects could conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions on distant battlefields, in far-off caves, or maybe even in cities closer

to home, and transmit detailed data back to their handlers at US military bases.

Today, many people fear US government surveillance of email and cell phone communications. With this program, the Pentagon aims to exponentially increase the paranoia. Imagine a world in which any insect fluttering past your window may be a remote-controlled spy, packed with surveillance equipment. Even more frightening is the prospect that such creatures could be weaponized, and the possibility, according to one scientist intimately familiar with the project, that these cyborg insects might be armed with "bio weapons".

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JD03Aa01.html

Edited May 9, 2008 by Redted

[toptuan]

would anyone happen to know what these white cocoons crawling on my walls are?

there about a CM big. whitish. they rarely move but ive seen one move one time. wormish like.

really dont know what i should do with them. they stick to the wall like superglue

I've got dozens on my walls (yes, they do stick like superglue--I have to knock them off with the handle-end of my broom).

Mine match every description but the color. Mine are dark brown to black. My Thai friends tell me it is indeed a cocoon of a harmless insect. Never seen the insect itself. And never seen a cocoon crawl, yet.

Edited May 9, 2008 by toptuan

[Farma]

Here’s an interesting site on Thai bugs http://www.thaibugs.com/thaibugs.htm

It’s worth a look although I haven’t found cocoon photos.

[flamingtodd]

I always thought that was Gecko Dung . I find it all over the place. Actually my baby finds them,

and loves to eat them with the morning bottle. Shaken, not Stirred.

[finner]

A few years late but here's what they are. We have them in our condo in Pattaya

http://entnemdept.uf..._casebearer.htm

In case the link doesn't work, just google "household casebearer"

Here's another website with lots of photos

http://bugguide.net/node/view/27382/bgimage

Edited January 15, 2012 by finner

[Old Croc]

There's been several, more recent, threads about casebearer moths.

No point in digging up this old one.

[KarenBravo]

A few years late but here's what they are. We have them in our condo in Pattaya

http://entnemdept.uf..._casebearer.htm

In case the link doesn't work, just google "household casebearer"

Here's another website with lots of photos

http://bugguide.net/...w/27382/bgimage

Thanks, the links are very interesting and well worth you posting.

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Edited January 15, 2012 by LivinginKata
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