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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Stag Beetles (Lucanidae)
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does anyone know what this is ?
Copyright © 2005 liquidgrace9

does anyone know what this is ?
Beverly/JC Phillips Nature Preserve, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Contributed by liquidgrace9 on 9 May, 2005 - 8:40am
Last updated 19 April, 2018 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
… Alan Jeon, 22 July, 2016 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 14 February, 2009 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

Beetle grub.
This is the larva of a beetle, probably in the family Scarabaeidae, Lucanidae, or Passalidae. The grubs of each of these families bear close resemblance to one another, and can be found in rotting wood.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 May, 2005 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed
The C-Shape posture is characteristic of the Scarabs, the larva of the Passalids and Lucanids look similar, but typically don't curl up like this.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 12 May, 2005 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

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