Author Topic: Anyone know what this is? (Read 3200 times)

DadnDom · « **on:** April 29, 2007, 10:49:47 »

Weeding the path yesterday and found this chap. Very agressive, bit the end of my hoe and wouldn't let go:)

DadnDom · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2007, 10:52:53 »

Jeannine · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2007, 11:45:57 »

Is it a form of Devils Coach |Man, I am not so good with Uk bugs but it looks similar. XX Jeannine

cambourne7 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2007, 11:47:04 »

is it a uk bug

DenBee · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2007, 11:54:07 »

Rootling round a bit in Google brings up the possibility that it's a beetle larvae.

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/coleop.htm (top row of pictures, second from right)

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:00:13 »

I'd love to say it's the larva of the Hogweed Bonking Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva ), but it probably isn't

tim · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:02:11 »

Beetly, but with earwiggy 'pincers'. How long is it?

DadnDom · « **Reply #7 on:** April 29, 2007, 12:18:55 »

It's UK bug, North Wales coast in particular and it is around 2 inches long. Looks like a millipede head with a caterpillar back end. Very odd, but this place gets odder and odder the more we delve...

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2007, 13:31:46 »

is it the larva of the violet ground beetle, or another speies of ground beetle?

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2007, 14:49:34 »

It's the larval stage of a large carnivorous beetle, but I don't know which. Whatever it is, encourage it! Think how many nasties that thing will eat.

tim · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2007, 15:29:07 »

OK - so what's a UK bug??

Trixiebelle · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2007, 15:55:58 »

BLEUUUUURCH!

powerspade · « **Reply #12 on:** April 29, 2007, 19:33:12 »

Rove Beetle

greenstar · « **Reply #13 on:** April 29, 2007, 21:27:10 »

Don't know what it is but I also found one yesterday. Looking at the link posted by DenBee I would say what I found was some form of ground beetle larvae.

emmy1978 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2007, 21:41:03 »

Satans henchman?

vegging out · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2007, 22:45:37 »

This could be it.. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/files/images/ground-beetle-larva.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/node/447/print&h=232&w=504&sz=16&hl=en&start=108&tbnid=j0ZmKwBqb9WF0M:&tbnh=60&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbeetle%2Blarvae.%26start%3D100%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN ..
Scroll down a tad. :)

bupster · « **Reply #16 on:** April 29, 2007, 22:47:28 »

I'm with Trixiebelle :o

Multiveg · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2007, 12:56:02 »

Friend then? rather than foe? ???

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2007, 21:31:24 »

Friend. It's probably ground beetle, and it's definitely carnivorous.

OllieC · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2007, 19:18:38 »

It's the larval stage of a Mother in Law ;D

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Author Topic: Anyone know what this is? (Read 3200 times)

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