Storm damage.

[bluecat*dancing]

Melbourne has had a couple of very stormy days. I checked for damage this morning and discovered that my beautiful gumtree has been uprooted.

[bluecat*dancing]

No, I didn't, Skwerl. It must have happened during the hailstorm which was pretty fierce - the hailstones were huge!

[bluecat*dancing]

Those grubs are big! 

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

hails torms are scary. I drove through one last week. The only place to stop was under gum trees. So I just kept driving and prayed the car was getting too dented.

Lucky the tree fell away from the houses.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

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@bluecat*dancing wrote:

Those grubs are big! 

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those grubs are revolting, they are thicker than my thumb and about 7-8 cm's long.

I pulled that one out of the tree this morning so he's been exposed to the elements and the ants, hence his shriveled up brown look.

I got over 30 out of the pepper tree.

[bluecat*dancing]

Are they edible? Grub stew?

[bluecat*dancing]

Grubs on toast?

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

eeuwwwww

I just found another one that fell out of the limb. I'll post them to you

[bluecat*dancing]

Thanks, Skwerl. LOL

[go-tazz]

Bardi/Witchetty grubs,great for fishing,(Murray Cod love them).

They are a moth larvae/pupae and sell for around $1.50 each during the Cod season.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I wish they would go and pupae in someone elses trees

I have something very similar in my garden too, they eat my carrots.