Six-legged what???

[desertdweller]

It must be an insect but I swear at a distance I thought it was a centipede. We have untold numbers of bugs here in the desert, especially in the summer.

It has six legs, two small ah, palps? feelers? and is about 3/4 inch long. Now will someone please tell me what it is?
Thanks.

 

[bugmankeith]

Looks like a termite queen who layed all her eggs.

 

[desertdweller]

Harmph. Thanks. GuessI may not release this little one right in my backyard.

 

[lucanidae]

It is a beetle larvae. Possible Carabidae or Staphylinidae, though the picture does not include the features really needed to establish a family identification. Any more info on where you found it? Location/local habitat? Whoops...see post below, I spoke a minute too soon.

 

[lucanidae]

I'd like to correct myself. I now believe it is a Rhaphidopteran (Snakefly) larvae. I knew something wasn't quite right. We don't have that order out on the East Coast, I've never seen a live larvae or adult! Probably genus Agulla.

 

[crpy]

I'd like to correct myself. I now believe it is a Rhaphidopteran (Snakefly) larvae. I knew something wasn't quite right. We don't have that order out on the East Coast, I've never seen a live larvae or adult! Probably genus Agulla.

right....it not a termite

 

[super-pede]

sunspider.
camel spider.

 

[ZergFront]

I have snakeflies here but I don't think I've seen their larvae before. They ate aphids and other soft-bodied pests.