For one it looks like a carpet beetle larva with its brown and stripped body and in addition carpet beetle larvae are common household pests and of course one is more likely to find a common pest than an uncommon one.
Worms carpet beetle larvae.
Both adult carpet beetles and larvae can infest your home but the larvae do the most damage by eating organic materials like wool leather and silk.
Varied carpet beetles do have brown on their backs but they look more spotted or striped with white and light colored patches mixed with brown.
Thus she isn t finding worms or dead worm bodies but larvae and dead larva bodies.
Bed bug larvae look like little worms while carpet beetle larvae look like fuzzy bugs with little spines all over them.
Hairs visible upon their backs easily identify carpet beetle larvae.
Carpet beetle larvae vary depending on species but many measure 4 to 5 mm in length and have coarse hairs on their bodies.
The main difference is the color.
They are generally carrot shaped to oval shaped and brown to tan in color with white and tan stripes.
Striped brown worm like creature found in dryer lint is a carpet beetle larva brown and beige striped organism on mattress is a carpet beetle larva bristly worms on bed are carpet beetle larvae fleas and carpet beetles infest woman s home and cat.