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Big white grub
by: Moni

Anonymous
The larva/grub you found is probably also from the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, which includes the Stag beetles, hercules beetles, hermit flower beetles and others all of which have very large grubs that feed on decaying wood.
You could send in a photo, but without me actually seeing the grub in person to put it under a microscope, it would probably be difficult to tell you just which grub it was.

Neat to know nature makes such amazing creatures!:-)
Huge Grub Worms
by: Anonymous

Just South of San Antonio, Texas, in the small town of Jourdanton, this past weekend, we turned over an old decaying log and found two of the largest grub worms I've ever seen. They were about three inches long and as big around as a thumb. We usually see the smaller ones while digging in the soil, but these two were on the ground surface under the log. I was so fasinated, I took pitures.
Rhinoceros beetle
by: Moni

Anonymous,
There are several beetles refered to as Rhinocerous beetles in the U.S. The adults especially the males have large 'horns' resembling a rhinoceros. These are scarab beetles also and so the larva looks like the one in the photo, tho much larger when full sized. The most common is probably the Hercules beetle. The larva of the Rhinocerous beetles do feed on rotting wood and are not found deep in the soil.
thanks
by: Anonymous

idk, but i have rhinorcourus bettles in my area..and they look similar ( not really) but it has the same clear outside and a blackish inside, but i was to grossed out to look carefully...but thanks for imputing that picture into my head so i can dream about that thing mutated and eating me!
Big Grub
by: Brian Ross

Thank you Moni! I think you nailed it! We do have a lot of June bugs around here in the early summer, and I agree that this may be one. I found it March 20th in a flower garden with potting soil and mulch. It was 1" long uncoiled. You are the best!
little bugger
by: Anonymous

... has a hairy butt
Grub it is
by: Moni

This is the c-shaped larva of a beetle in the Scarabaeidae family. The grubs usually are in the soil feeding on plant roots, tho some feed on dung, or organic matter like dead trees. Of the many grubs in the soil, some are significant pests while others do little damage. The adults are known as June or May beetles, chafers, Japanese beetles along with many others.
Depending on where you found it, may help determine which grub it is and wether it is a pest or just a helpful decomposing insect. When you say in the soil was it in the grass, mulch, flower bed, wooded area, veggie garden?? Did you just find it this week? Is 1" curled up or stretched out length?

Many scarab grubs can be identified by the raster patterns on the tail end looking from the underside. A photo of the tail end from the underside would help me give you a more precise ID if you need it.
You provided a great close up photo!

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