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    These strange beasties are living in my mates water butt. They don't swim. They crawl about. Anyone have any idea what they are and are they harmful to the plants?
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  • #2
    I'll stab a guess at Drone fly larvae.
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    • #3
      ^^^^ Agree with BM - Rat Tailed maggot - larvae of Drone Fly.

      Rat-tailed maggot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
      Don't read this ^^^ if you're eating

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      • #4
        yep, it's a kind of hoverfly

        Drone Flies - Rat-tailed Maggots - Eristalis tenax - UK Safari
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          And good for you....

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          • #6
            Originally posted by taff View Post
            And good for you....
            As long as you don't eat it all at once............
            sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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            Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
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            Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
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            KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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            • #7
              Originally posted by taff View Post
              And good for you....
              yeh...it's important to be aware that not all ugly bugglies are a threat
              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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