tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post5420236219383841228..comments2024-03-28T05:59:04.687-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: What on earth IS this thing?Patrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24667259860932896182018-05-01T19:46:52.011-07:002018-05-01T19:46:52.011-07:00Beetle Family Buprestidae . . . the flat-headed bo...Beetle Family Buprestidae . . . the flat-headed borers. Each part of the country often has different flat-headed borers, than other geographical areas. So Google the Buprestidae for your area. I enjoy your writing, and wish you the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39023601670938535652018-05-01T08:29:22.170-07:002018-05-01T08:29:22.170-07:00Congratulations on the discovery of another precio...Congratulations on the discovery of another precious life sharing our Mother Earth.<br /><br />This letter is to inform you that he/she (To be determined) is hereby protected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. Please vacate your property for a period of 90 days by 12:00 Zulu time today. A team of international experts has been assembled at your mailbox and ready to begin search and rescue operations. Have a nice day.<br /><br />Dock Guy<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-10007526262627661752018-04-30T15:53:24.365-07:002018-04-30T15:53:24.365-07:00It's so gross! You got to see it in real life...It's so gross! You got to see it in real life but I was looking at in huge detail on my computer screen! EWWW! <br /><br />ChopsmathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-47770519026007855932018-04-30T09:26:28.816-07:002018-04-30T09:26:28.816-07:00Fatheaded Borer Larva of a Jewel Beetle..Fatheaded Borer Larva of a Jewel Beetle..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-358906864986672172018-04-30T06:53:12.560-07:002018-04-30T06:53:12.560-07:00It's ugly is what it is. Bear Grylls would ca...It's ugly is what it is. Bear Grylls would call it dinner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-26729549554239076992018-04-29T23:40:19.015-07:002018-04-29T23:40:19.015-07:00Say! We had one of those disgusting creatures near...Say! We had one of those disgusting creatures near our woodstove-inside the house! Could not find any image of it on the internet, am strangely thankful you had one, too, and solved the mystery. Blech! Grandma KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-29366277452592355092018-04-29T23:39:05.416-07:002018-04-29T23:39:05.416-07:00Say! We had one of those disgusting creatures near...Say! We had one of those disgusting creatures near our woodstove-inside the house! Could not find and images of it on the internet and am strangely thankful you had one, too, and solved the mystery. Blech! Grandma KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-50548663889629116722018-04-29T21:33:27.789-07:002018-04-29T21:33:27.789-07:00ROFLMAO on the nuke it comment. ROFLMAO on the nuke it comment. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631256922761004724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69881922503485214772018-04-29T18:57:42.684-07:002018-04-29T18:57:42.684-07:00Pine Sawyers or Ponderosa Pine Borer. We have the...Pine Sawyers or Ponderosa Pine Borer. We have them here in the south-western part of the state. When we dug out the dying poplars that were along our ditch there were quite a few borers that came out of the rotted trunks and rotted roots. hobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537329021371494926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24389650633474428432018-04-29T16:52:16.710-07:002018-04-29T16:52:16.710-07:00Nuke it from obit. It's the only way to be su...<br />Nuke it from obit. It's the only way to be sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-41998731482704445892018-04-29T11:44:05.272-07:002018-04-29T11:44:05.272-07:00WOW!!! I was looking for this the other day on th...WOW!!! I was looking for this the other day on the internet , some old B movie when we were kids had a "monster" with the brain the size of a human , I was telling my kids I dug one up 50 years ago under the wood pile..and that these are real! LOL!! Thanks for the help with a mystery solved !.Karen JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-50589255256676275042018-04-29T10:12:05.899-07:002018-04-29T10:12:05.899-07:00Similar critters are found in dead pine trees. Tho...Similar critters are found in dead pine trees. Those turn into grey beetles. I assume this is some other species of beetle larvae.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-90826460529717151652018-04-29T10:05:04.053-07:002018-04-29T10:05:04.053-07:00When it grows legs it will be an Alien Face hugger...When it grows legs it will be an Alien Face hugger...Cederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-21033440587908345402018-04-29T09:04:38.440-07:002018-04-29T09:04:38.440-07:00In Northern CA, I find them in the fir trees that ...In Northern CA, I find them in the fir trees that have been killed by fir Beetles. Maybe a larva from them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-81913530299074756562018-04-29T07:58:11.065-07:002018-04-29T07:58:11.065-07:00Found it's photo and it is supposed to be a fl...Found it's photo and it is supposed to be a flathead borer, my husband said it is great fishing bait. Also your chickens may think it is the treat of the century, our chickens love to hang around when we do our wood chopping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-34241239126542065182018-04-29T07:35:42.140-07:002018-04-29T07:35:42.140-07:00http://www.weekendgardener.net/garden-pests/flathe...http://www.weekendgardener.net/garden-pests/flathead-borers-011001.htm<br /><br />I agree it could be a flat headed bore worm. Don't want it anywhere near your orchard. Best of luck to you. Boonetownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202285723545432159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15474768428460099642018-04-29T06:47:39.744-07:002018-04-29T06:47:39.744-07:00I don't know either. I hope it isn't inva...I don't know either. I hope it isn't invasive and destructive. Maybe the chickens will find it tasty.Boonetownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202285723545432159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-66709029315808137412018-04-29T06:36:54.929-07:002018-04-29T06:36:54.929-07:00I am no expert, but it looks like it may be an ear...I am no expert, but it looks like it may be an early larval stage of the grub worm. Found a few pictures that are very close to what your creature looks like.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145920281077261169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-18820624913863267342018-04-29T06:14:11.066-07:002018-04-29T06:14:11.066-07:00My husband says kill it now! It is a flat headed b...My husband says kill it now! It is a flat headed bore worm that gets six inches long and an inch around. They may not get that big where you are, but they eat wood. (And they look icky.) Gwen in Roswell, NM Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com