Around 4-5cm long. The back end is still in what looks like a cocoon. In Northumberland, so nothing too exotic, I presume.

TIA

I think thats a “Devils Coach horse” Larvae ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil’s_coach_horse_beetle%5Ddevils coach horse
EDIT, I give up 😳
Google it

^ like what you did there…

baby Lambton Worm. I’d hoy it doon a well before it causes any trouble

unklehomered – Member

^ like what you did there…

LOL

I think its some kind of beetle larva. Stag beetle maybe

baby robin?

Stag beetle larva:
http://www.arkive.org/stag-beetle/lucanus-cervus/image-A19506.html

Stag beetle it is! Thank you CountZero, and all.

Stag beetle larvae are hard to tell apart from some chafer larvae – easiest way is to put em down and wait. If it rolls into a C on it’s side, most likely a stag, if ittries to wriggle off on its front it’s most likely some sort of chafer.

More help here

So, now you know what it is what are you gong to do with it?

Eat it ?

Stag Beetles are pretty rare these days aren’t they? Haven’t seen one for years!

They used to be pretty common when I was small. I’ve not seen one for thirty years.

Same happened to me seems it was a stag or chafer then, too

So, now you know what it is what are you gong to do with it?

It was eaten by our resident blackbird a few minutes after I took the picture. It had been excavated from under the soil by a robin, which then appeared to consider the grub too much to handle. It was in the process of digging itself back underground when the blackbird stuffed it into its face.

Think it’s one of these:

Thank you CountZero

Hmph.

Dez, I do beg your pardon. I totally missed your response.