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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 - 7:23pm
Last updated 13 November, 2006 - 5:26pm

Moved
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… Eric R. Eaton, 13 November, 2006 - 5:26pm

Definitely a silphid larva
Looks like [yrl=http://bugguide.net/node/view/58166/bgimage]Necro*phila amer*icana[/url], but I am unaquainted with the larvae of the larger bur*ying-beetle-type silphids, so would hesitate to say for certain.

(* use is to avoid site's search function from showing this image on searches for terms for beetles that are not, or might not be, in this image.)
… Jim McClarin, 22 June, 2006 - 6:16am

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