Friend or foe.....or perhaps carp food?

Helix

I think these are chafer grubs, rather than lesser stag beetles.  But before I dispose of them just wanted to see if other people have a view as I’m not 100% sure.

One is only lying on its back because I turned it over.  Otherwise they stay a C shape. 

If they are a foe do you think my carp would like to eat them? 

B3

They look like vine weevil grubs (if they don't have legs). Definitely foes. Birds can eat them. Don't know about fish.

Helix

6 legs....

The carp don’t fancy them.   So will rehome them for time being.

pansyface

I’d agree with chafer grubs.

Neither friend nor foe really. Just grubs.😊

wild edges

Stag beetle larvae of both persuasions tend to be found in rotting wood. Chafer grubs tend to feed on live roots of grasses and shrubs mostly so where you found them will give you a good clue as to which they are.

Lyn

You can’t mistake a vine weevil grub, they are completely clean, not a speck of soil on them,  the one creature I just cannot touch without a glove. 

Bijdezee

I put things like that on the bird table. 

Lyn

So do I but I have to pick them out with a pair of tweezers.