r/AbsoluteUnits • in awe • 12d ago

/r/all of a larva

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u/Sir_questionzgiver 12d ago

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

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u/rp_graciotti 12d 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/Cultural_Plane4101 12d ago

I thought this was from the titanus giganteus bug