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beelady13 Sabattus, ME Sep 13, 2009

We found a few of these bugs this year near our western Maine home that we are hoping to identify. Our digital cam is not working so I'll describe best I can.

It is roughly 1.5" long with antennae about the same length. He is dark brown (splotchy camouflage look) with a dark grayish hue on belly. His face makes him look kinda intimidating (as does his size) with his good sized pinchers and lower 'jaw' area.

Really hoping for a push in the right direction to identify this insect, I have been looking through pics and have not found yet.

Any help is appreciated.

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beelady13 Sabattus, ME Sep 13, 2009

oh and it does not appear to have wings. the body reminds me of a beetle ( a large one) and it is one piece.

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beelady13 Sabattus, ME Sep 13, 2009

and has 6 legs :)

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beelady13 Sabattus, ME Sep 13, 2009

I found this picture online and it looks a LOT like the bug we found. The leg shape and body, antennae shape is the absolute same.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 14, 2009

The image provided is that of a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). I suspect that is exactly what you have; if yours has projections on the body segment behind the head, it likely would be a Monochamus sp. - see http://tinyurl.com/ktb4vo and http://tinyurl.com/nnoots for examples. BTW, they do have wings and can fly.

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beelady13 Sabattus, ME May 23, 2010

Thank you for your help :)

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