Giant Grub Worm

[KMurphy]

My wife took this pic of me holding a big grub worm. I found it inside a piece of rotten wood in my backyard. (ignore the manicure )

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/KMurphy/grubzilla.jpg

 

[compuwiz1]

That's a Bar-B-quer right there. When do we eat?

 

[MX2]

Manicure ala chompers are us?

 

[AMCRambler]

Is that a pube on your finger?!?!? What did you do to that poor worm!!!!

 

[KMurphy]

Actually, I did impale it over a stick so one of my sons could roast it in the fire I was burning. I had two large pine trees that were weakened by Katrina and later infested and killed by southern pine beetles last year.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

That's not that big. You can find those all the time around here near dead trees and the like. Atleast I've found tons of them here in Central Texas.

 

[Dedpuhl]

All you need is a stick, a fire, and some louisiana hot sauce

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

What the hell does that thing turn into when it grows up??? :shocked:

 

[compuwiz1]

Find a bunch more, buy some beer, and the collective ATOT will be over for the BBQ.

 

[KMurphy]

The black hair is from our border collie.

 

[TheGizmo]

mmm protein and pubes

 

[Spoooon]

DId you eat it after roasting it?

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: KMurphy
Actually, I did impale it over a stick so one of my sons could roast it in the fire I was burning. I had two large pine trees that were weakened by Katrina and later infested and killed by southern pine beetles last year.

Was it tasty?

 

[KMurphy]

The dog ate it after my son refused.

 

[Joemonkey]

are you kidding me? you didn't go fishing w/ that thing?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
are you kidding me? you didn't go fishing w/ that thing?

They aren't very good for fishing. Their bodies are too soft, and they come off the hook easily. Plus once you puncture their skin, they ooze like you wouldn't believe.

 

[Greyd]

That's not a grub...now this is a grub.

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: Greyd
That's not a grub...now this is a grub.

You can get your whole hand around it......feel familiar? Ok, ok...somebody had to go there.

 

[Chaotic42]

You live in Baton Rouge? Uh oh. That thing could be around here too. Better order a few hundred gallons of VX...

 

[KMurphy]

Actually, I live 10 miles north of Denham Springs. I need to start posting more pics of the critters I find out here.

 

[SagaLore]

Don't they bite you?

 

[IGBT]

..so what does Mr.Grub turn into after he eats everything in sight??

 

[SaoFeng]

eeeewwwwwwwwww
i get the willies just looking at it!

 

[KMurphy]

I'm not an anthropologist, but the beetles look like the one in this link:

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/common_black_ground_beetle.htm

I have found nests of them where each beetle is 4-5 inches long.

 

[Raduque]

Nice macro shot.

Big bug, but Grayd's is bigger