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Anyone know what this spawn of satan is? Northern Ohio (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Found while splitting bitternut hickory

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

You might cross-post to [email protected] as well, see what others there think it may be.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My initial thought is some sort of woodboring beetle larva

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

After looking at some images, my guess is a type of Buprestid larva

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Emerald ash borer perhaps?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Looks like this is it or some species of jewel beetle larvae