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Click beetle larva

Tenebrionidae larva

Description:

Tenebrionidae larva 3 pairs of paws, light brown body, brown head, small spikes on the end. 2.5 cm

Habitat:

Santa Eulália beach Albufeira, crawling on the sand

Notes:

could dig through sand

1 Species ID Suggestions

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago
Darkling Beetle Larvae
Tenebrionidae Tenebrionidae larva - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

thanks Pedro!

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

Thanks! :) yes they do bite if you see the vídeo you'll understand that it did bite ehehe

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 10 years ago

This is a click beetle larva, also known as wireworms.

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago

I don't know what it is, but I know someone who breeds them. I'll try to find out.

But be careful, they bite!

mendes.madalena
Spotted by
mendes.madalena

Algarve, Portugal

Spotted on Aug 25, 2013
Submitted on Sep 3, 2013

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