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brown creeping insect (Crane fly larva?)

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Crane fly larva
by: Moni

Tom
Here is a photo of a crane fly larva that looks kind of like yours...in shape and size tho not in coloration.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/92382/bgimage
According to bugguide.net, it is a fly larvae "If it was "worming" along without legs" - which fits your description. This one was also crawling on a sidewalk not in water similar to your larvae.

That may be as close to ID as we get. But as always I will keep looking :-)
Creeping worm
by: Moni

Tom
Thanks for the input. Will keep looking....sometimes I find the critters name while looking for other ID's.
It kind of looks like a crane fly larvae, but could not find one with that coloration. The water you talk about would fit as crane fly larvae live in moist locations.
Will keep looking!
Sorry not much more info
by: Tom

Thanks for the effort to get the ID!

Alas, no more pictures. I didn't notice any legs.

Viera is a water treatment facility, so there is a lot of water on both sides of this road.

Your theory about a bird dropping the insect is a possibility as there are hundreds of birds here for nest building. There are cormorants, blackbirds, ducks of all kinds, herons, ibis and so on...

The insect seemed to be propelling itself more by wriggling than walking.
brown insect
by: Moni

Anonymous
BTW a caterpillar is an insect...just the young or immature stage.
Brown insect
by: Moni

Tom
Still trying to find what it is. Some of the insects you have in FL are so different from the rest of the country it can be a challenge...and I have never studied the insects in FL specifically so am at a loss right now.
Do you have any other information or photos that might help??.
It looks a little like a crane fly larva, but they are usually in very wet soil, not on top of the sand.
Do you know what the legs looked like...were there actual legs seen??
Sometimes birds will pick up and insect from one habitat and drop it on the way to the nest to feed young.
Will keep looking.
This may have been a caterpillar
by: Anonymous

This looked a bit more like a caterpillar than an insect -sorry for being vague!

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