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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) » Unidentified larvae
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Guessing a Beetle Larva, Not Sure
Copyright © 2018 eaglebeach

Guessing a Beetle Larva, Not Sure
Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
September 20, 2018
I spotted this creature making its way across a large (10 feet by 2-3 feet) shallow (0.1 - 3 inches deep)roadside puddle. When I first spotted it it was wading along a shallow area; it then swam and wiggled through a deeper area; finally it reached dry land and kept going. I can't see any legs other than the three pairs in front in any of my photos.

Any idea what this is?
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Contributed by eaglebeach on 21 September, 2018 - 1:54pm
Last updated 21 September, 2018 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from Soldier Beetles.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 September, 2018 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

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… eaglebeach, 21 September, 2018 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

Cantharidae, I suspect
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 September, 2018 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
I concur
… Blaine Mathison, 21 September, 2018 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

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