What is This HUGE Grub???

[3RRL]

I was digging around the roots of an oak tree in my granite soil. This is in Central California in the foothills of the Sequoia's. Got down about 3 feet and noticed this grub crawling around the bottom. It is HUGE! It's about as big around as my finger and as long as a mousetrap.
Any ideas?

 

[LMTC]

Grubzilla?

I sure don't want to see what it becomes. Imagine a 5" flying or crawling stinging/biting thing.

 

[Nuru]

I was digging around the roots of an oak tree in my granite soil. This is in Central California in the foothills of the Sequoia's. Got down about 3 feet and noticed this grub crawling around the bottom. It is HUGE! It's about as big around as my finger and as long as a mousetrap.
Any ideas?

Well are you going to donate it to science or ?

 

[mscheer772]

That ther is one of them Texas grub

 

[Jimbrown]

Looks to be a scrabe beetle. Family Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles - BugGuide.Net

 

[BillyP]

I was digging around the roots of an oak tree in my granite soil. This is in Central California in the foothills of the Sequoia's. Got down about 3 feet and noticed this grub crawling around the bottom. It is HUGE! It's about as big around as my finger and as long as a mousetrap.
Any ideas?

Never seen one that long but looks just like what we always called a grub worm As a kid I used to dig for red worms for fishing. You'd almost always get a big ole juicy grub worm. It was a treat for fishing.

Anyway, I don't know. Just remembering back when....

 

[ducati996]

Looks tastey serve it up with some fava beans and a nice Chianti -Yum!

 

[HomeBrew2]

Oh, yeh, haven't seen one for 10 years or so. A baby, huh? Makes a bit of a splash when a chain hits one in an ancient log. You could run romex thru the hole they make.

 

[MF1455v]

Aren't you close to where the first Tremor's movie took place.

James

 

[jbrumberg]

Looks tastey serve it up with some fava beans and a nice Chianti -Yum!

Ducati996:

I would think a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon of recent vintage would go just as well. If one was low on grub and high on beans I would go with a good Pinot Grigio and/or a Washington State Chardonney or Fume Blanc . Jay