Is there an entomologist in the house?

I’ve got this “thing” living in my bathroom, at first I thought it was a leaf which had blown in but as it changed position on the wall I realised it wasn’t!

I first noticed it a little over one year ago, about this time of year, it appeared halfway up the wall and sat there for two days or so. Then it moved about 450mm higher up the wall and remained there for a day or two. I have never actually _seen_ it move but move it does. After about a week of this behaviour I noticed a second one of these “things” in the vicinity of the first one – well I soon put 2 and 2 together… it being spring and all, so I left them to their own devices to produce more “things”. Unfortunately the next evening I went into the bathroom in the dark and stood on the second “thing” which had, very unwisely, placed itself on the floor :( I apologised to the remaining one). The surviving one remained around for another week or two randomly moving about the walls and then disappeared. That was the end of that, I though.

However about a week ago it appeared again! It’s behaved in a very similar manner except this time it also suspended itself from the ceiling for a day, vertically – as if holding on by sucking with it’s mouth – then fell off! I picked it up and left it on the top shower wall and it’s now wondered off halfway up the wall again.

I am becoming fascinated to discover what this “thing” is and hope it’s not the last of it’s species (especially as I trod on it’s mate :( It has no eyes or other organs I can see and I can’t tell it’s belly from it’s back?

I’ve posted a few pics here:

www.traveleor.com/mike_harding

and would appreciate any input – it’s about 20mm long by 8 or 10mm wide.

Any pointers to someone/organisation who might know would be welcome.

Mike Harding

mike_harding@fastmail.fm