Brown Grub Like Worms In Garden Soil

Need help identifying these brown grub worms. My box garden soil is literally moving from them all. Are they bad? How do I get rid of them? Are my plants okay and is it safe to eat the vegetables from the plants that the worms have infested under and around? I had a nitrogen depletion a couple months ago and added blood meal to my soil as a quick fix to my, at the time, dying plants. I am thinking it had something to do with this problem. Please help! Thank you!!

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 08/10/2022 @ 8:08 pm

You may have soldier fly larvae and they are harmless. Crane fly larva are similar, too. Here is more:

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