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    Not sure if this is in quite the right sub-forum...
    But is someone able to identify this big fella and if it's harmful in any way? It's about 1" long ImageUploadedByTapatalk1432377902.492801.jpg
     
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    its a cockchafer also known as a May bug

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer

    i think they will eat their way through crops so they are not a friend

    when i was removing my lawn for beds there was tons of their grubs underneath
     
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      That's definitely it!! Thanks @Dips :)
       
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      It's a bit flatter than it once was...
       
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        What, your lawn? It wont be flat if the local Badgers find out there's Cockchafer grubs in it:


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          No, the bug lol ;)
           
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            I think there quite sweet really, you usually see them this time of year like ungainly flying tennis balls

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