CLOSED: omg...what is this?

Fort Myers, FL

Tonight, I opened my front door, only to find this monster bug caught between the front & screen doors. I quickly shut the door, got a tupperware & went back to catch it. As I was catching it, I saw another one right outside the screen door! So, naturally, I caught it, too =P I took a bunch of pics & then went to let them go outside my back porch screened area, and sure enough, saw a 3rd one. I've seen a ton of big or crazy looking bugs/beetles here, but to see 3 of a new one all in the same night is just weird for me.

By the way, I'm in Fort Myers, FL in a very woodsy piece of 12-acre property. It's more like a state park type of environment with tons of wildlife. I'm hoping someone can not only help me identify these bugs, but let me know a little about them, and especially whether they bite and/or are aggressive!

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Fort Myers, FL

Here's the same pic, zoomed in. Sorry, this is the best quality I could get, considering it was taken through a tupperware container!

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Sinks Grove, WV

These appear to be long-horned wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae); likely in the subfamily Prioninae. They are harmless to humans.

Fort Myers, FL

Thanks for the quick response! I looked up Coleoptera: Cerambycidae and checked out some of the photos. I should have mentioned that the ones I caught have long, feathered antennae. None of the Coleoptera: Cerambycidae pics I looked at had the feathered antennae. Could they still be what you're guessing they are?

Thanks!

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Sinks Grove, WV

Check out the male tile-horned prionus (Prionus imbricornis) at http://tinyurl.com/252y5wp - females have more slender 'typical' antennae.

Fort Myers, FL

That's the one! Brilliant! Thank you =)

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