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Rhinoceros beetle larva
-37.8075, 145.255
Field Notes
Description:
About 60mm long and 15mm thick; dark head with short antennae and strong pincer-like mouth parts; six yellow forelegs; folds and diagonal hathcing on body; fat tail section with dark internal and short orange coloured hairs; orange hairs also on and around legs.
Habitat:
Found in dense woodchip mulch at hospital entrance under planted eucalyptus and introduced deciduous tree species.
Notes:
I'm not sure why this grub was exposed at such a cold time of the year. Maybe they climb before developing further?
Rhinoceros beetle larva is a guess based upon this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristianbell/5835108985/
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PublishedJuly 22, 2013
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