Within the small clear plastic container is a single light beige grub. The animal is approximately one cm in length and has a darker brown stripe running down the length of its back. At the front end the body narrows and forms a set of small black mandibles. The rear end of the animals body is wider and flatter than the front. On the rear of the abdomen are two small dark brown spots. These spots likely function as false eyes and allow grubs to sometimes evade predation due to a would be predator mistakenly attacks the rear of the animal and leaves the head intact. In total the organism is composed of 12 individual body segments. The creature is most likely the larval stage of some form of insect, the identity of which is currently unknown. Some behavioral features include a sensitivity to light. Upon shining a bright flashlight in its face the animal immediately recoiled and faced the opposite direction. When the container is shaken the grub appears to shorten its body as much as possible and contract all its body segments making itself more rigid.
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