Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle larva)

Indoors in carpets, upholstery, closets, stored fabrics, and lint- or hair-filled crevices; also outdoors on flowers and plants.

Larvae consume keratin-rich materials such as wool, fur, feathers, leather, dead insects, and natural-fiber debris. Adults mainly feed on pollen and nectar and do not damage fabrics.

Larvae are slow-moving, bristly, and hide in dark undisturbed areas; they shed hairy skins as they grow. Adults emerge seasonally and may enter homes through windows or cracks.

Larvae can damage clothing, carpets, taxidermy, and stored textiles; their hairs may irritate skin or airways in sensitive people. They help decompose animal-derived debris outdoors.