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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 18, 2010

I found this big bug apparently dead after it ingested another bug presumably was killed by poisoning from foundation (bugs) treatment at my local Gym. What is it please.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 18, 2010

This is a male eastern Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). These beetles are strictly herbivores/detrivores, and do not eat other insects of any kind. See http://tinyurl.com/33crpgc for images and more information.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 18, 2010

May I agrue that it may feed on the decomposted partial body of another bug? I saw a partially consumed bug--what looks like another beetle of some kind but was much smaller.

Sununto, thank you for your help.

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