socaljoe
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Yeah, haven't seen anything like this. I'm not worried as it appears to be a predatory guy just hanging out. From some research I was doing, I think it may be the larval form of a Rove Beetle, of which there are some tens of thousands of different species. The info says they hang out around decaying organic matter (check, have a watermelon rotting away in the garden) and prey on the bugs the decay attracts.That's one weird looking insect. I saw something similar in Mexico one time and someone said it was called a walking stick. Not sure if it's the same thing you go there. I've noticed that I'm getting all kinds of insects I've never seen before now that I have this grow going.
It was really cool seeing it with a gnat in its pincers/proboscis just walking along, not minding me and my flashlight.