Id please short hairy brown caterpillar?

Lemars · #1 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 04:51 PM

Afternoon all

I found this critter on the doormat today (probably brought there by the dogs). Is it a caterpillar, please?

If so, does anyone know which one ? It's certainly unlike those I've come across before, but I'll be happy to be educated...........................

C

Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 04:57 PM

Its a type of beetle larvae.

Lemars · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 05:05 PM

Ah - I thought it wasn't a beauty candidate. That would explain it. I still have it in captivity and am wondering what to do to see what might happen to it, if I don't release it.

Any ideas, Doghound ?

C

Dogghound · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 05:14 PM

Drilus spp

Lemars · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2011, 05:36 PM

Well, thank you for the smiley suggestion and I've had a search for a drilus spp. No wonder you were smiley !!

I've discovered just about zilch about it though (not assisted by having to insist the search is on Google UK when my computer clearly thinks the experts are on the continent - as with most of my searches. It's easier to search from the UK and on a UK computer) apart from some loose suggestions that it might eat rotting wood and vegetable matter, sometimes animal matter and that it might be found in large numbers near water.

It would appear not to be of great general interest, since all I can find are rather academic papers and research.

I think I'll let it go and put it down to experience.

Thank you Doghound

C