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What is this interesting thing!?!?!
Tampa, Florida
My sister was cleaning out her garage and stumbled across this half beetle/half grub – like creature. She emailed me the pictures ( sorry for the blurriness) because I am a marine scientist so she assumes I know all terrestrial creatures as well. Well I have NO IDEA -never seen one before in my life. The head looks like a beetle, the 6-8 legs are cockroach-like, and the body resembles that of some kind of caterpillar larvae. When they placed the fork by its head, they could here it trying to chomp on it with its buccal appendages. Please let us know what this fascinating little guy is – we are curious to know! Thanks for your help!
Jessica Dobson
Tampa, Florida

Hi Jessica,
This is a Scarab Beetle Grub, probably one of the June Beetles. Beetle Grubs are considered nutritious in many parts of the world. We are sure your sister is salivating over the giant Root Borer we just posted from Mexico.

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