Creepy Crawlies ID

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Haven

Haven

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Finding these things under the bark, from two and three year old uncovered (ya, I know.....in the middle of building a wood shed) wood piles. Most are flatish looking. But, a few are a bit more plump. This is almost every piece of wood. The bark peels right off.
I tried researching what these might be. But, they all look the same to me. Any ideas?
 
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Haven said:
View attachment 166879 Finding these things under the bark, from two and three year old uncovered (ya, I know.....in the middle of building a wood shed) wood piles. Most are flatish looking. But, a few are a bit more plump. This is almost every piece of wood. The bark peels right off.
I tried researching what these might be. But, they all look the same to me. Any ideas?
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I also see a lot of these, not sure what they are tho
 
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Hi Haven,
The flatish ones (the one center of your pic) are earwig larvae.
Dont know the plump one.
 
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The fat ones are mostly beetle larvae. I can guarantee that every one is a beetle, but most are. They are all larvae of some sort, and they are neither termites nor carpenter ants so I wouldn't worry about them. They live between the bark and the wood, and don't seem to do much damage in my wood pile.
 
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It takes a few years but they will be a big black beetle. I just split a cord if BL that has been laying down for years. It was loaded with those larva. Some riddled so bad it looked like a machine gun had shot it up.
 
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Darn things are creeping me out. I don't even want to handle the wood without gloves on now. I'll feel better after a couple deep freezes.
 
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Deep fry them with a bit of spice and you have one great breakfast. ;lol;lol;lol

None of those are anything to be afraid of, they won't bite. They want to be left alone to burrow in your damp wood.
 
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Haven said:
Darn things are creeping me out. I don't even want to handle the wood without gloves on now. I'll feel better after a couple deep freezes.
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Even very cold weather does not bother them too much. I've split locust in the dead of winter and there they are. Kind of in a suspended animation state, but still moving. Harmless I assure you.
 
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