I was out for a run today and found this on the trail.
It is about 11cm long not really aggressive or defensive and was happy in shallow water and over rocks.
Anyone know if it is an actual "thing" or maybe the lava of a "thing".

So far all I know it is not a baby robin, a cow or a lettuce and doesn't smell like strawberries.

Looks like a dragonfly larva, I'm no expert mind. You're here in Spain, right?

It's either a Mole Cricket or a baby robin.

See that thing in the shallow water and over rocks.
Thats you that is!

Its a Mole Cricket:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket

what did it taste like?

Mole crickets look pretty unpleasant beasties close up!

I'm going with baby robin, or anteater maybe…

Yes mogrim in Spain (forgot to mention that bit).
I thought they would be more aggressive and maybe not quite so big 8O. It was up a small mountain and there aren't any lakes or even a pond up there. There was lots of streams though due to all the rain we have had.

EDIT. Mole Cricket it must be, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa?, though it was about 11 cm long not the 3cm or 4cm on wiki

11 cm long?

. . . . i'd have kept running, . . . faster!!

Thanks for the help. problem solved in under 11 minutes 😀

How could something with wings be a larva ? 😕

I love mole cricket. Sweeeettt! Perfectly harmless.

As a kid I used to catch them with my hands while they tried to burrow through. Kind of ticklish but can be painful with the very strong ones.

😀

11cms long? Flippin 'eck!

That's impressive.

East Asia, however, they are sometimes used as food (fried).

From Wikipedia. I could live off one of them for days. It's huge!

11 cm? Wiki suggests 3-5?

Should have got your foot in shot for scale!

Roper earlier that day

lol, I do actually have some of those.