tdierikx Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Look what greeted us this morning at the rescue I volunteer at... WARNING!! If you are squeamish, please don't look... ... and if that wasn't scary enough... I took pics too! Apparently they are Steel Blue Sawfly larvae looking for somewhere to burrow and pupate... truly bizarre critters... about 10cm long each! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundyburger Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 They look like a mutant army LOL. Great pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion 01 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Really good shots there, tdierikx. Something you don't see every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 I was thinking of sending some of the photos to the various info websites out there - all their photos are boring... lol! We actually had 2 clusters of them... that was the smaller cluster but the easiest to photograph. I eventually scooped up the other cluster with a shovel and merged the 2 groups... it was a mega swarm then, and they all moved in unison... truly bizarre! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Looks like the making of a horror movie. Brushed against a tree once got a few down my shirt. Ugh!!! Great pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion 01 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I was thinking of sending some of the photos to the various info websites out there - all their photos are boring... lol! We actually had 2 clusters of them... that was the smaller cluster but the easiest to photograph. I eventually scooped up the other cluster with a shovel and merged the 2 groups... it was a mega swarm then, and they all moved in unison... truly bizarre! T. Good idea, I'm sure they would appreciate the quality pics. Close-ups are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Very cool. Fantastic photos Td! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolving Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 The last picture looks like they are all getting ready to attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 It was really funny to watch them - when they were getting ready to move forward, they would rear up like that last photo, then start tapping their tails, and then go forward... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Facinating! in a truly revolting kind of way :laugh: Great photos as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 My skin was crawling while looking at the photos on my 23" screen... "revolting" is definitely a good word for them... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks T. I am going to have nightmares about these grubs tonight. :laugh: Great pics though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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