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Tipulidae
1.5" long larvae. Found wriggling through leaves & leaf litter.
Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 30, 2012
5 Comments
Thanks for the ID!
Large Crane Fly larva. Family Tipulidae
http://bugguide.net/node/view/267485
Hopefully it turns into something less horrendous, haha.
It seems harmless, but it's kinda creepy. I always wonder... if its going to be a butterfly or a
Junebug or something equally abhorrent.
Scary