Guess which beetle family - Nycteus testaceus Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA October 13, 2007 Size: about 4.5 mm
Found seven or eight of these larvae on the underside of a rather ripe gilled mushroom on a cool day in a wet area. They have a "sticky foot" on their posterior that they use a lot. I placed them on a piece of the mushroom on a damp paper towel atop of 8-10mm of soil for them to pupate in.
You'll see a springtail or two in these images of various individuals in the group.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Jim McClarin on 14 October, 2007 - 7:33am Last updated 1 March, 2015 - 8:54am |