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Hi all, does anyone know what this bug is at all?
I have never seen one b4 and probably wouldn't notice it except it was on my loungeroom floor (that was washed the day b4..) have no idea where it came from..??
It was squishy feeling - but the "skin" was tough.
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Time: 17th May 2010 6:05pm

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John Mc says...
Carpet beetle larvae?

Time: 17th May 2010 8:51pm

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amanda says...
I have floorboards thruout - but will google thanks. Any other ideas?
It reminded me of a mutant slater?? I wonder what slater larvae look like anyway....
I don't mind bugs at all..but finding it on my floor was a bit off-putting...I have bad memories of squishing maggots underfoot in a dark kitchen, thanks to a dead rat in the wall...urgghhh...gotta love the tropics n old queenslanders...not.

Time: 17th May 2010 10:55pm

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au0rey says...
www...are they soft or hard? i wonder what they feed on...wood? Maybe put some in a jar and see if they grow onto something else? i do that with caterpillars and they always moult into different types of moths.

Time: 18th May 2010 5:03pm

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Steven says...
It looks to me like a larve starting to form a cocoon of some sort. no idea what it could be though

Time: 18th May 2010 5:47pm

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amanda says...
au0rey what a logical idea - it actually never crossed my mind to do that!? ....it's been flushed - and now I am really annoyed as I want to know what it was...
Next time I will do just that :-)

It was more like a maggot really...I didn't think they had legs tho'...

Time: 18th May 2010 11:24pm

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snottiegobble says...
I think it was a glarityte phordus from planet Zxius, but how can we be sure now that you flushed it???? Lol :)

Time: 20th May 2010 12:39am

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Grant says...
Top of right hand picture looks like a pencil :D

Time: 20th May 2010 11:22am

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amanda says...
Grant gets 1st prize!! .. it's a Genus: "pencil", Species: "HB" ... thanks guys!



Time: 20th May 2010 12:57pm

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Jimmy says...
Ag Dept says dermestid larvae.

Time: 20th May 2010 1:25pm

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amanda says...
Good on u Jimmy! now I will google that to see what that is in laymans terms.. :-)
Thanks...It was bugging me (?) I would be very unhappy if it ate my very special marri floorboards that I waited most of my life for....

Time: 20th May 2010 4:38pm

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Charles cant spell says...
Been getting rid of a few bodies eh Amanda :)

Time: 20th May 2010 5:32pm

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amanda says...
Sigh - not the body I'd really like to let them loose on ...nudge nudge.. ;-)

Time: 20th May 2010 8:27pm

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amanda says...
Ok - i have another one...I can't find this in my weed book..it's obviously not friendly...I have never seen it, let alone on the block b4 - but found it (2day) close to where I dump my manures, mulch etc (so it's probably an import..)

Also - is it maybe a declared weed?

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Time: 20th May 2010 8:39pm

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john says...
Hi,

That looks like something we call "double g"Don`t know the real name. They bite and spread, the spikes stick to ya and pop up every where.They break into 3-4 segments. The trick is to destroy before it sets flower and seed. Nasty little sucker.



Time: 20th May 2010 8:48pm

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Julie says...
john, I agree, looks like a doublegee. Get rid of it fast!

Time: 20th May 2010 8:50pm

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amanda says...
Nope - not double Gee guys. I have them already - their leaves look like an english spinach plant when they pop up.
Anyone else?

Time: 20th May 2010 8:59pm

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john says...
Hi Amanda,

Are you still looking for the jelly palm? I saw some at tass1trees. It was a large one and he gave me some of the fruit it had. Tastes quite good, love to taste the wine..

Time: 20th May 2010 9:02pm

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amanda says...
Yes - thanks 4 the tip john!! any thoughts on my weed perhaps..

PS - yes - I want to taste that and the jaboticaba wine too :-) I am also a big fan of Mead in winter..mmm...

Time: 20th May 2010 9:06pm

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Julie says...
I have a big jelly palm if you want seeds amanda. Didn't think of making wine - I got loads of fruit this year.

Bit disappointed in the eating quality - a lot of seed and not much flesh, and a bit tart for my taste. Though I haven't been very careful with fertilisers - a good feed might improve the fruit.



Time: 20th May 2010 9:28pm

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speedy says...
Amanda, thet weed youv'e got there is Caltrop (Tribulus terrestris-
Zygophyllaceae).

They grow in the warmer months especially if you get a bit of rain
to kick them along, but they're very drought hardy, with a long taproot.

I've got 25acres of themand beleive me Amanda, you dont want it to get away on you!

Time: 21st May 2010 12:50am

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amanda says...
Oh! Thanks Speedy.... i bet it wouldn't be very kind to the feet of livestock either. Got to be so careful with bringing in straw and stuff....I have Walkaway burr and needle grass everywhere now..have to shave my dog every summer and check in his paws constantly.


Time: 21st May 2010 9:17am

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amanda says...
Any ideas on what this larvae might turn into? We found busy boring a tunnel in the heartwood of a dead acacia we chopped down. My daughter took it for show n tell at school and I would like to be able to tell them what happens next...

It's in the bug catcher now and appears to be spinning web for something. I gather it's a borer - but I have never seen such a huge beast b4!?

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Time: 24th May 2010 5:59pm

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John Mc says...
hmmm, looks a bit like a Witchetty grub.

Time: 24th May 2010 6:07pm

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amanda says...
Thanks - just googled that John Mc - it is a witchetty grub! They can turn into a moth or a beetle. I guess we will have to hope it doesn't die - to find out which one!? maybe the web is a cocoon. And we do get those huge moths on the block.
It was a metre up in the trunk - couldn't see any kind of entry site...the wood is as hard n heavy as stone - must have great jaws.. I wonder how they 'breathe' in there...how old it is..etc.

Time: 24th May 2010 6:25pm

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John Mc says...
apparently they make great bush tucker. never tried them myself. Chuck em on the hot coals if you get hungry.

Time: 24th May 2010 8:12pm

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Brendan says...
Hi amanda & John Mc,
I have only tried them on the bbq, they were yum. Sort of like a soft 'burger ring':-) They were still in my grapefruit tree but I now have them under control, I think.
Haven't tried witchetty grubs raw tho.

Time: 25th May 2010 5:39am

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amanda says...
At last! something that doen't taste like "chicken"!! he he... I am not that brave tho'...it's a science experiment now!

Time: 25th May 2010 9:30am

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speedy says...
It's a moth larvae.
longicorn beetle larvae look a bit different and aren't as big as that, and dont taste as good.
If I found that, I'd eat it without hesitation.
best cooked,
raw they're ok but most people wouldn't like the texture raw an I find it kind of stings the back of my throat.

But cooked, they're a good food and I think most poeple if they can get past the 'yuk' idea
of eating a grub, would find them enjoyable.
fatty/oily, nutty, and there's a definite flavour that you only get from moth larvae,
scrambled eggwhite sort of texture usually with a bit of undigested sawdust.
they're delicious

roll them in the hot ashes (not coals- too hot)or at home, under the griller or in a slightly greased pan.
A good hangover cure... ;-)

Time: 26th May 2010 9:08am

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amanda says...
Thanks Speedy....very detailed info! I would try it if I didn't have to eat it's guts as well... I don't do guts, from anything... :-(
Could this have killed the tree?

Time: 26th May 2010 9:23am

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