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What is this bug?

Discussion in 'Wildlife Corner' started by Dips, May 16, 2014.

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    I thought my cat was looking a bit suspicious when playing on my lawn and it turned out she was playing with this

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    Anyone know what it is?
     
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      Stag beetle female
       
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      Cockchafer

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        Thank you have just googled and it doesnt sound like a brilliant bug to have around. Should i be worried?
         
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        I think I might be as their grubs do terrible damage to ones lawn.. :mad:
         
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        Ah dammit! I don't really have a lawn anyway its more moss but i dont want to do loads of work on it if it will get destroyed
         
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        And if there's badgers about they do even worse damage digging their grubs up

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        Cockchafer, that's what I meant..
         
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          OMG...!!! :yikes:
           
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            That was my reaction too

            I have never been so glad to not have badgers lol
             
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            At the gardens where a neighbour works they had to put a low electric fence all around the lawns (infested with chafer grubs) to stop the local badgers tearing them up.
             
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              I knew I didn't want Chafer-bugs but never thought of badgers digging the lawn to find them Scrungee I didn't realise they found them such a delicacy.... :yikes:
               
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