H.R. Giger Visited My Yard

H.R. Giger Visited My Yard#164966

By xr280xr -  Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:37 pm
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- Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:37 pm #164966

I found this creepy cocoon/larva in some garden soil. It was 2.5-3" long. Not sure what it is. The top looks like a cocoon but the bottom like a larva and the tip was slowly wiggling. Caution, it will haunt your dreams.

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Re: H.R. Giger Visited My Yard#165023

By CPcaregiver -  Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:27 pm
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- Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:27 pm #165023

Heheh, cool. Some kind of moth pupae.

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Re: H.R. Giger Visited My Yard#165040

By Darkrai283 -  Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:13 pm
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- Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:13 pm #165040

Looks like a type of hawkmoth pupae. Haven't seen any moths in over 8 years so I can't ID it for you. soz.

xr280xr wrote:The top looks like a cocoon but the bottom like a larva and the tip was slowly wiggling. Caution, it will haunt your dreams.

That's what most insect pupae do to scare off predators. Not that creepy.

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Re: H.R. Giger Visited My Yard#165043

By xr280xr -  Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:48 pm
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- Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:48 pm #165043

You're right, it does look like a hawk moth pupa. I figured either moth or beetle. We have hummingbird hawk moths around here, I wonder if it was that. I'll never know cause I tossed it over my fence. That's definitely not a critter I need ravaging my garden again.

(Just saw on wikipedia hummingbird hawk moths supposedly don't live on this continent...but I've seen something that looks like that)

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