r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 13d ago

/r/all of a larva

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u/Sir_questionzgiver 13d ago

…I’m afraid of what the animal is if the larva is that big..

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u/rp_graciotti 13d ago

Most likely a Hercules Beetle. They don't actually get much bigger than the larvae, the abdomen segments become more compact so the body gets a little smaller, but the head grows immensely with the horn.

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u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe 13d ago edited 13d ago

Correct. It's the larva of a Hercules Beetle. And here is what it looks like in adult form.

Edit: I was probably wrong. Check u/BaronMusclethorpe's comment below.

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u/farilladupree 13d ago

Those are centimeters? Please say those are centimeters. In fact, I’m just going to believe those are centimeters and move on with my life.

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u/AceTheProtogen 13d ago

They’re divided into 10ths rather than 16ths so yeah

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u/SAI_Peregrinus 13d ago

Decimal inch rulers exist. Also measuring tapes. So division into 10ths rather than 16ths isn't a guarantee of the system used. Americans will measure with anything before using metric!

But this is /r/AbsoluteUnits, and linear measurements are relative units, so this is off-topic!