<i>Melolontha hippocastani</i> larva (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

<i>Melolontha hippocastani</i> larva

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This shows forest cockchafer larva feeding on a carrot. Cockchafer larvae (grubs) feed underground on the roots of trees during their three- to five-year larval stage.

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MPI for Chemical Ecology/Arias Cordero

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