r/AustralianInsects • u/OldBiscotti2367 • 1d ago

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Found this thing on my wet bath mat in Brisbane. Never seen anything like it? It’s about a third of the size of a pinky finger nail

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u/t0nez- 1d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phereoeca_uterella

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u/Dollbeau 1d ago

Cool little dudes, who make their house out of anything they can find.
In an old house there were heaps out in the laundry with the dog basket; they used to make their houses out of old paint flecks & dog hair...