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footah
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Posted on 06-05-2008 14:02
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Hi I hope you can help me identify this worm (larvae ) I found in the soil while digging some sod up
It was on a rural sandy slope in Melbourne ontario canada
on april 27 2008
this worm had 2 spots on both ends and a pointer of somekind that it used to drag itself around while on my hand it was quite active see attached photos
thanks in advance
\Dave"
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Tony Irwin
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I'm pretty sure this is an Asilidae (robber fly) larva, but don't know which one.
Tony
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