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I think that's a June bug grub.  I've been told they spend 3 years as a grub before turning into a june bug.

My guess for the hydrant is that it got damaged while backfilling with dirt or by frost pushing on it in winter.
 
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yep, scarab beetle of some sort, of which there are many kinds, june bugs being…several. just not enough common names to go around in a big group like beetles.
 
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Dez Choi wrote:
Found three of these guys while digging in the island hydrant.. what is it?



My first thought was a hornworm in some more juvenile growth stage. (Because of the fake eyes next to each leg.) A short internet search leads me to think that's wrong, and hornworms don't have a grub stage. Sorry. Hopefully the false eyes help with the ID.
 
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the things on the side are spiracles, to help them breathe.
 
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Post 869
Day 119 [timing]
2023.10.01 Sunday, morning entry
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Look who found a friend
Look who found a friend
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They’re sitting on warm rugs ha! These guys~!
They’re sitting on warm rugs ha! These guys~!
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A box to rule them all
A box to rule them all
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How delightful
How delightful
 
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