On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:36:59 +0000 (UTC), "bnd777"
wrote:

I have dug up several large 1.5inch long and thickness of a pencil
........grubs of some kind

they are creamy colour but black towards the tail
head is light brown and there are 6/8 little feet up near the head

unless there is a Giant form of Vine weevil they definitely are not Vine
weevil I know exactly what those little nasties are like

Stag beetle larvae??
Usually found in rotten wood though.
Have they got any nasty looking jaws?

Regards,



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