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I can’t help with what it is, but I can say why it can’t be an insect. All insects have per definition exactly 6 legs.

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But don’t insect larvae sometimes look kind of like that

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Yeah. Caterpillars are moth/butterfly larvae, which are insects. I think ant and termite larva are similar (but stumpier).

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