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Ugly grub ID

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  1. Sandhillbilly

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    Anyone got an idea what this is? There was 3 of em together in a standing dead elm. I’ve seen them before but always just one at a time A6561762-2D49-4D02-B6C2-D4917150E330.jpeg
     
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    Carpenter worm maybe, fish bait for sure.
     
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    I was going say for Chicken treats... :D
     
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    Not sure of what it is but i find similar grubs in badly rotted/composted sections of logs. Found this one in a pin oak crotch while splitting last month. Split the log and a bunch of black dirt falls out with some of the grubs. Forgot i had the pic on my phone when my camera was broken. Biggest ive ever seen. Thats my pinky for scale. Screenshot_20200913-193754_2.png
     
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    I have seen them too. Ive heard they are locust larvae, but I've not ever confirmed.
     
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    Looks like the ones I found in a Box Elder tree last week...posted a pic here but nobody seemed to know for sure what they were, except for a couple smart azzes...:rofl: :lol:
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    Some sort of bark beatle?.
     
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  8. JustWood

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    Chafer Grub
    Excellent fish bait
     
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