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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Glowworm Beetles (Phengodidae) » Phengodini » Glowworms (Phengodes)
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Phengodidae - Phengodes
Copyright © 2008 Brett Tyler

Phengodidae - Phengodes
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
August 10, 2008
Size: About 2 inches long.
Found this crawling around at the edge of some woods at night. The specimen was around 2 inches in length. Even though all six (at least I think it had six) of its legs were located at the very front of its body, it was surprisingly quick and almost snake-like in movement. I've never seen anything quite like it before. I think it may be some sort of beetle larvae, but that is just a guess. Anyone know for sure what this might be?
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Contributed by Brett Tyler on 11 August, 2008 - 10:40am
Last updated 13 September, 2009 - 10:29pm

Moved
Moved from Glowworm Beetles.
… v belov, 13 September, 2009 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

We have some similar images
posted to the Phengodidae here
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2008 - 12:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
How very interesting... Well, Phengodidae looks right to me. Thanks for the help, y'all!
… Brett Tyler, 12 August, 2008 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

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