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This fellow lives in holes in the ground in SC and can be pulled out with straws or blades of grass.
What is it?
CC
Hi CC,
This is a Tiger Beetle Larva, Family Cicindelidae. Tiger Beetles are small beetles with large heads and prominent eyes. They run and fly quickly and are called Tiger Beetles because of their predatory attacks on other insects. The larvae are elongated and grublike with large curving jaws and they live in burrows in the ground often near streams, creeks and ponds where there is a sandy shore. The larva props itself near the top of the burrow by means of the hump on its back that has hooks. The jaws are kept open until some unwary insect passes within reach. The prey once captured is taken to the bottom of the burrow to be devoured. The burrow is often a foot or more deep.
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