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Unidentified Larva (from egg) - Curculionidae? I found a bunch of eggs in some very rotten wood....This photo shows the larva from one of the eggs.<br /> <br /> The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88844/unidentified_eggs.html" title="Unidentified Eggs"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/88844_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=lWUSO2ysX0H3WblJ8aL8X2VSeKY%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Unidentified Eggs I found a bunch of these eggs in some very rotten wood. The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88847/unidentified_larva_from_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88846/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88845/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://vimeo.com/384793063 Geotagged,United States,Winter,eggs" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88846/unidentified_egg.html" title="Unidentified Egg"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/88846_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zcREqrsUkkHwlILXSLDeuNST2dM%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Unidentified Egg I found a bunch of these eggs in some very rotten wood. The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88844/unidentified_eggs.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88845/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88847/unidentified_larva_from_egg.html<br /> https://vimeo.com/384793063 Geotagged,United States,egg" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88845/unidentified_egg.html" title="Unidentified Egg"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/88845_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zmbQggduUkAA1KkJu%2FtgcAKd5EY%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Unidentified Egg I found a bunch of these eggs in some very rotten wood. The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88846/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88844/unidentified_eggs.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88847/unidentified_larva_from_egg.html<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/384793063 Geotagged,United States,egg" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="252" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/384793063?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></section> Curculionidae,Geotagged,United States,larva Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Unidentified Larva (from egg) - Curculionidae?

I found a bunch of eggs in some very rotten wood....This photo shows the larva from one of the eggs.

The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Unidentified Eggs I found a bunch of these eggs in some very rotten wood. The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88847/unidentified_larva_from_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88846/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88845/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://vimeo.com/384793063 Geotagged,United States,Winter,eggs

Unidentified Egg I found a bunch of these eggs in some very rotten wood. The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88844/unidentified_eggs.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88845/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88847/unidentified_larva_from_egg.html<br /> https://vimeo.com/384793063 Geotagged,United States,egg

Unidentified Egg I found a bunch of these eggs in some very rotten wood. The eggs were about 5 mm long and were hard - in fact, I wondered if they might be seeds at first. I took a couple home and cracked one open under my digital scope to examine the larva. It was off-white, squishy (ha!), and had little, pinching mouthparts (see video).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88846/unidentified_egg.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88844/unidentified_eggs.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88847/unidentified_larva_from_egg.html<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/384793063 Geotagged,United States,egg


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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a super cool little science project, Christine! The larvae looks so chubby as to almost be fully round :)
    Wish I could help with the ID, but I have no idea. Requesting external help?     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks, it was fun! I have it posted on a couple FB insect ID pages, in addition to Bugguide. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Oh and one more thing, is the video through the scope? Posted 5 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          Yes, the video is through the scope! I think I can zoom in a bit further, but I'm still mostly just playing around and learning how to use it. Posted 5 years ago
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            Christine Young
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            I took the video because I wanted to show the larva's blobiness as it moves, in addition to its adorable mouthparts opening and closing. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
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    Hi Christine,
    maybe have a look at what small Curculionidae in the direction of 24Cionini you may have that fit the habitat. The cocoons and the legless larva remind me very much of these     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Interesting! I had no idea where to start with this one! Thanks for the suggestion. You're a rock star at identifying weird creatures :). Posted 5 years ago

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