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Larva?
Copyright © 2009 Marvin and Jo Smith

Larva?
Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
March 8, 2009
Size: 25 mm
Heading up a hickory tree at the edge of a pasture.
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Contributed by Marvin and Jo Smith on 9 March, 2009 - 4:47am
Last updated 22 March, 2009 - 12:09pm

Firefly???
So cool looking.
… Matt Edmonds, 9 March, 2009 - 4:52am login or register to post comments

 
Looks like a lampyrid...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12682/bgimage

But some other families have immatures that are very similar, so someone else may ID it as something else!
… Natalie Hernandez, 11 March, 2009 - 1:06am login or register to post comments

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