Huhu grubs are the larvae of the huhu beetle. They eat rotten wood for two to three years, then enter a pupa stage for 25 days, emerging from the log as flying, adult beetles. Fat grubs were a favoured food of Māori, who ate them raw.
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Department of Conservation
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