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Large Larva - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
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Large Larva - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Pocosin Hollow, Shenandoah National Park, Greene County County, Virginia, USA
May 2, 2015
I currently suspect that this is a larval form of a large beetle. After the picture was taken, it was returned to its burrow next to a log.
Contributed by pwamsley on 2 May, 2015 - 9:55pm
Last updated 3 May, 2015 - 1:06am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Alan Jeon, 3 May, 2015 - 1:06am

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