worms with crickets ??

[red*knee*tattoo]

hi there have just purchased a tub of small black crickets ,and have noticed that there are some sort of worm/centipede type thing in with the crickets .these worms have legs and are black in colour .
does anyone know what they may be and are the crickets safe to feed to my spider..
many thanks for any help given ..

[ahkiu]

hi

they are the larvae of of some kind of beetle and you often get them in tubs of crickets. The crickets are fine to feed to your spider. I actually feed these larvae to my spiderlings too, but to ones that i know are hungry and will pounce on them straight away because i don't want them digging themselves in and live in the tank.

[Phil Rea]

I wouldn't feed them to spiderlings to be honest. Judging by the way they eat through egg boxes, they could damage or injure the sling.

[Layla McInnes]

Yup they can eat slings, i have lost a H incei sling and a Cyriocosmus sp venezueala to the horrid things.

[red*knee*tattoo]

thanks all for the replys i was worried that they may infect the crickets i wont take a chance and feed the spider them .
have to get some new crickets this w/end i will try and get some without these little worms in
thanks again red*knee*tattoo

[Ian Metcalfe]

You will find them in with with your crickets they are a beetle larva they do a good job of cleaning up after the crix.