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Photo#16582
fly larva
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

fly larva
Randolph, Massachusetts, USA
April 27, 2005
Size: 5-6mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 7 May, 2005 - 3:35pm
Last updated 9 September, 2005 - 4:23pm

Not so fast:-)
This reminds me much more of a fly larva.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 May, 2005 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
larva
I found this under some bark, and there were a few tiny beetles on that log, so I thought maybe they were related.
… tom murray, 9 May, 2005 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
probably lonchaeid larva
The chances are that this is the larva of a lonchaeid fly. Most of them live behind bark of dead trees where they predate on larvae of bark beetles and the like. Some of them even can be considered to be beneficial insects.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 9 September, 2005 - 2:42am login or register to post comments

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