Mystery Grub

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• SmudgesDad Posts: 61

  April 2018

  

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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

  April 2018 edited April 2018

  Lesser stag beetle larva I think.  They live on dead wood and are often found beneath rotting logs etc.  They pupate just below the surface of the soil so place the little fella somewhere similar out of the way and he'll turn into a beetle.
  

  A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  

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• SmudgesDad Posts: 61

  April 2018

  Thanks Bob, not such a baddie after all.

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• Asarum Posts: 661

  April 2018

  They are an endangered species so I do hope you put it back safely. See The Peoples Trust for Endangered Species website. 

  East Anglia

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• SmudgesDad Posts: 61

  April 2018

  Yes, tucked it away in a quiet corner.

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• sooty5 Posts: 107

  April 2018

  Hi, can you tell me the difference between these and Chafer grubs please . I have similar in my compost bin and i'm not sure what to do with them . Thanks

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  April 2018

  This may help
  
  http://maria.fremlin.de/stagbeetles/larva-guide/
  
  If in a compost bin they're likely to be Rose chafers busy turning your stuff into compost ... they do little damage in the garden and are very welcome in ours ... nothing to worry about. 

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• DampGardenMan Posts: 1,054

  April 2018

  Freddies Dad said:

  sooty5 said:

  Hi, can you tell me the difference between these and Chafer grubs please . I have similar in my compost bin and i'm not sure what to do with them . Thanks

  I thought this could be Chaffer but did not say as I am no where near certain. I do know some beetle grubs and Chaffer look very similar but what the difference are...

  Ditto! Might be best to wait two or three months and see what beetles you have. I guess that cockchafers (Maybugs) are rather more common than Lesser Stag Beetles so statistically at least the odds are on the side of cockchafer grubs.
  
  I love the cockchafer beetles - little flying tanks that just bash into lights, fall to the ground, land on their back and waggle their legs until they manage to right themselves. Then, repeat! Amazing antennae too.
  

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