What's this

[oldfella]

Found this in the veg garden this morning, it's about 6cm long and about 1.5cm round

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm28 ... 010130.jpg

any ideas cos this is the first time I'v come across one of these

[hedgewitch]

It's a caterpillar silly.

(sorry...I did try to stop myself, honest)

[invisiblepiper]

will return for proper answer - but that was funny!

[MKG]

Well, if it is, it's a bloody big one.

I think it's a beetle grub of some kind - I'll see if I can find out which one.

EDIT: Silly me - I forgot about moth caterpillars. It might be one of those. Still looking.

[oldfella]

Yep me stoopid but I fouht dat you brite folk would know by now dat I's stoopid an tel me ware da catty piller cums fromm

[MKG]

It's not a caterpillar, and I'm about 90% sure now that it's a species of cutworm (OK, I know a cutworm IS a caterpillar, but you know what I mean).

If that's so, you do NOT want it around your garden.

I'll try to find something more specific.

[Millymollymandy]

Well, if it is, it's a bloody big one.

I think it's a beetle grub of some kind - I'll see if I can find out which one.

How can you tell that it is big?

I'm not entirely convinced that it is a caterpillar either, but I haven't come across anything like that before.

[Millymollymandy]

Just had a thought, Oldfella are you a member of Total France? Cos if you are there's a guy there called ChrisPP who is a real wildlife expert and he'll probably tell you what it is.

[MKG]

Well, if it is, it's a bloody big one.

I think it's a beetle grub of some kind - I'll see if I can find out which one.

How can you tell that it is big?

I'm not entirely convinced that it is a caterpillar either, but I haven't come across anything like that before.

Errrrmmm ... original post ... "Found this in the veg garden this morning, it's about 6cm long and about 1.5cm round"

Good night last night, MMM?

[Millymollymandy]

Have to admit I didn't read that bit when I replied. I had previously looked at the thread but didn't retain the measurements in my head!

[oldfella]

Just had a thought, Oldfella are you a member of Total France? Cos if you are there's a guy there called ChrisPP who is a real wildlife expert and he'll probably tell you what it is.

NO to be be quite honest I looked around a few sites over the years regarding the expats living in France, and for the most part they were about expats living in France and had little to do with the French way of life, or the community they lived in, French culture etc, and I was not really interested in the fact that I could not buy Faggots or Fish and Chips, or English Beer, after all I decided to come to France because I wanted to come to France, warts and all.