Thank you, Louis and Richard! We'll try to look into it a bit more to see if we can narrow it down. Best wishes, Angelica
On Mon, 4 Feb 2019 at 11:22, Louis Sorkin <[email protected]> wrote: > That looks like a cerambycid beetle larva. Certain species can be pests in > structural lumber. > > > > Louis N. Sorkin, B.C.E. > > Entomologist, Arachnologist, Myriapodologist > > Insect Cuisine & Entomophagy Research > > *[image: cid:[email protected]]* > > Division of Invertebrate Zoology|American Museum of Natural History > > Central Park West at 79th Street|New York, New York 10024-5192 > > [email protected] > > 212-769-5613 voice | 212-769-5277 fax | 917-953-0094 local pager > > http://www.amnh.org/our-research/staff-directory/louis-n.-sorkin > > [image: cid:[email protected]] > > The New York Entomological Society, Inc. > > www.nyentsoc.org > > [email protected] > > [image: cid:[email protected]] > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf > Of *Angelica Isa-Adaniya > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2019 10:53 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [pestlist] Odd worm eating wood > > > > Hi everyone, > > We just found this massive worm eating one of the wooden beams in one of > our field storage areas. It's a desert-y type place. I'm in coastal Peru. > Hoping someone could help out with the ID. I send a little video too > because it's just the worst little larva. 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