Massive Larva Monster...
Crosses Mountain Biker's Path...!!
...while enjoying a pleasant Sunday afternoon
mountain bike ride under a single tiny cloud dotted
brilliant blue sky...
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...a selfie snap was taken in front of the lone
surviving cedar and oak tree at the Mill Creek
Fire Road saddle crest...this once being a beautifully
shaded ride with massive fur and cedar trees,
the entire area was sadly burned to a crisp a little
over 5 years ago...the little cedar, the oak and
a small handful of trees are all that remain at
the saddle.
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...continuing on in the direction
of the trail marker another mile
or so,...
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...then enjoying a quick break...
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...and a couple of quick vanity snaps
at the turn-around point, little did
we know we would soon be encountering...
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...a massive 3" long Larva Grub Monster
Creature...!!
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...laying upside down in the sun and exposed to the elements,
it first appeared to be an albino rattlesnake's rattles...
but with a little turning and gentle prodding, it moved
with life and an insect like head appeared at one end...
...what was this creature we had stumbled onto?!!
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...we moved it to the shade and placed it safely
under a large chip of bark to metamorphose...
hopefully we assisted a healthy and robust forest
insect to survive and not some alien creature that
crash landed in the woods on the back of a meteorite
to spawn and take over the earth...!!
...Time will only tell...!!
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"Happy Out-door Adventuring!"
