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Photo by LoganReno
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Field Notes

Description:

Black segment insect (Has six legs) moves slowly and rolls up ( not a pill bug) and has a smal long head under body.

Habitat:

Under a rock

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LoganReno
And are they dangerous? What should i feed it?
LoganReno
Thats weird... I found it when i was digging up worms to feed to my pet toad. Its april by me and it was snowing and hailing.
Jacob Gorneau
Judging by the description you've provided, it looks like a firefly larva to me: http://bugguide.net/node/view/614606/bgimage Thanks for the description, this is a perfect example of how helpful they can be when it comes to an ID! :-)

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PublishedApril 19, 2013

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