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Beetle Larvae
Copyright © 2006 Dylon Whyte

Beetle Larvae
Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
June 21, 2006
Size: 1"
Assumed Beetle Larvae, was fond of rolling up and producing a foul odour.

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Contributed by Dylon Whyte on 21 June, 2006 - 7:22pm
Last updated 13 November, 2006 - 5:26pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 November, 2006 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

Possibly American carrion beetle
I came across one of these about a week ago, along with an adult American carrion beetle. The larva looked just like what you have here.
… Callen Harty, 21 June, 2006 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

 
I was wondering...
...about the possibility of it being some sort of carrion beetle, or at least a species that associated with carrion beetles. The odour was very reminiscent of adult carrion beetles I had collected in my younger days!
… Dylon Whyte, 21 June, 2006 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

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