Beetle larvae (Order Coleoptera)

Key features:
- head more slender than that of the dobsonfly
- 6 legs
- some with lateral appendages
- size range:  1/2" - 1"

Beetle larvae look somewhat similar to dobsonfly larvae, but are generally smaller, lighter in color and more slender and tapered than the dobsonfly larvae. Often the head is darker in color than the rest of the body. Beetle larvae will not have the pronounced pincers that the dobsonfly larvae possess. The appendages on the back section (abdomen) of this organism, if present, are called "lateral appendages" and should not be mistaken for legs.

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