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KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,819
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Found these in a pot.   


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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,088
    Vine weevil grubs.

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,153
    Bird food.
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,819
    They are huge.  Definitely not Vine Weevil.  I’ll leave on the bird table 
  • Desi_in_LondonDesi_in_London Posts: 709
    If "huge" means 15-20mm in length (?) -- I think I can see some legs towards teh head end -- chafer grubs?
    Kindness is always the right choice.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,955
    They look far too dark to be vine weevil. 
    Leatherjackets - at an early stage?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Arthur1Arthur1 Posts: 538
    Look more like chafer larvae to me. Pub grub for your garden birds.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,088
    Having zoomed I agree ... I can see legs ... not vine weevils ... one of the chafers 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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