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mrgubby
03-09-2006, 17:59
Found this thing in the garden today when I was chopping up some dead wood. It was about 25-30mm

Anybody know what it is ???

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/brian.pitblado/example/bug.jpg

Not sure if this should be in sharing or GD :thinking:
IanC_UK
03-09-2006, 18:08
looks like a wood boring thingymajig ! (ie i have no flippin idea ! ;) )

nasty looking thingy !
moomike
03-09-2006, 20:10
Possibly a Queen ant larvae according to my girlfriend. She dug up something that looked exactly like this on Southport beach & the ants went insane trying to protect it.
minimeeze
03-09-2006, 20:16
It's the larvae thing of a Maybug (cockchafer). I only know that cos we dug a few up in the garden last year!
matty
03-09-2006, 20:21
ew
IanC_UK
03-09-2006, 21:00
cockchafer

I know pretty much every bloke on here crossed their eyes and went ouch when they read that ;)
mrgubby
03-09-2006, 21:01
I asked the question on another forum :naughty: and somebody suggested it was a Stag Beetle Larva , I had a quick google & it looks just like one :thumbs:
Joe T
03-09-2006, 21:01
Esp from the famous dinkle spotter!
RobertP
03-09-2006, 21:27
Looks like you scared it :)
chuckles
03-09-2006, 21:30
Anybody see Lieutenant Ripley? :suspect:
minimeeze
03-09-2006, 22:07
Could be any of these (http://www.ptes.org/work/baps/documents/LarvaeID.pdf#search=%22cockchafer%20larvae%22). Take your pick. They all look pretty grusome :gag:
mrgubby
03-09-2006, 22:20
Could be any of these (http://www.ptes.org/work/baps/documents/LarvaeID.pdf#search=%22cockchafer%20larvae%22). Take your pick. They all look pretty grusome :gag:

It came from a rotten tree stump (old Elm) , had a look inside the remains of the stump and there are quite a few burrowing into the stump so I guess it's one of the Beetles (possible Ringo , he always looked weird)


Oh and it wasn't hairy , so unless cockchafers have started shaving ..........:nono: