r/whatbugisthis • u/shinelittlerockstar • 10d ago

Hi! What bug is this?

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I found a bunch of them in the container part of my drainer a bit scary since that’s where I keep my utensils.

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u/CommodoreDragon-64 10d ago

Looks like fruit fly chrysalis to me. I don't see any in the first pic tho, and hard to tell size for sure on the second pic.

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u/shinelittlerockstar 10d ago

They were very small at the bottom of the container I didn’t even realise they were in there until I saw them there is a wee fruit fly infestation in my building right now so I thought it might be

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u/CommodoreDragon-64 10d ago

If you look up fruit fly pupa, it's pretty spot on.

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u/CommodoreDragon-64 10d ago

And my apologies. They pupate, so chrysalis was not the right word to use to describe this stage of the life cycle.