Predaceous ground beetle larva?

[jreidsma]

Hi,

I found this little guy in one of my pit fall traps.

Anyone know what it is? I am thinking it may be a ground beetle larva of some sort.

If so I may try breeding them again... I didn't know the larva looked like this. I may try getting it to eat something other than crickets.

 

[hardshell]

nice!!! what pitfall trap did u make???

 

[jreidsma]

I just dug a hole, put a plastic cup in it, and pushed the dirt so it was even with the top of the cup

lol

I have five of the traps in my yard, and this is the first one of these I have seen.

 

[hardshell]

if any of guys are gardeners, trying putting a beer in a plastic cup and put the cup in the soil!!!! kills slugs and gather burrying beetles and all weird flies and such...

 

[jreidsma]

Hmm... I didn't know that!

I have used beer and fruit to attract stuff before though.

 

[Inle]

What a creepy and cool looking bug!

 

[jreidsma]

Ya, it looks mean!

I was hoping it would be something a bit more unusual than a ground beetle. I will just have to keep it and see I guess

Maybe it will be a special type of ground beetle

 

[hardshell]

like slug eaters???

 

[jreidsma]

If it would eat crickets sure, that would be pretty cool

 

[hardshell]

i have slug eaters and eats termites and longhorn beetles

 

[jreidsma]

Cool

What longhorns do you have?

 

[hardshell]

i dont know i just found a larvae in a log with rugose... in the 'more rugose found!!!!!' the first picture, u will find the larvae i found