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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) May 05, 2010

Took a photo of it by a pair of scissors so you could get an idea of the size ...

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) May 05, 2010

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) May 05, 2010

I think it is a Horned Passalus (Odontotaenius disjunctus). It is the only Bess Beetle common in the eastern U.S.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 05, 2010

These are very interesting beetles in that they appear subsocial, living in family groups where both the adults and larvae communicate by stridulation - see http://tinyurl.com/kkf8qy

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) May 05, 2010

Thanks greenthumb99 and Sunno, It's a definate Bess Beetle!

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