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Beetle Larva?
Copyright © 2005 David Robertson

Beetle Larva?
Pinery Provincial Park, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
September 23, 2005
Size: 8-10 cm
I found this little critter crawling around in the parking lot. I think it's some kind of beetle larva but I have no idea. Anything anyone can tell me will be helpful.

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Contributed by David Robertson on 26 September, 2005 - 12:17pm
Last updated 27 September, 2005 - 3:43pm

Eats millipedes
I believe I recall that glowworms eat millipedes. They have a way of disabling the millipede before it can release its defensive toxins.
… Jim McClarin, 26 September, 2005 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

Glow worm.
This is a glow worm, family Phengodidae. If you still have it, see if it lights up in a dark room. It should glow between the abdominal segments, like a caterpillar cloaked in halos. This is either a larva, or an adult female. If it is a larviform female, it will have compound eyes. Nice find.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 September, 2005 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

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