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danieln Jersey City, NJ Nov 12, 2013

Can you identify this one?

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Nov 12, 2013

love it. Its in the long-horned beetle group.
Should be easy for those who really know.
Whats your continent, if not state/region?

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danieln Jersey City, NJ Nov 12, 2013

It's in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Guess it's not Indigenous..

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 12, 2013

It looks like Batocera rufomaculata - see http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/eng/batrufiz.htm for an image. Known as the tropical fig borer, it is reported to occur from the west coast of Africa to India and also discovered in Syria. Considered a very common species.

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danieln Jersey City, NJ Nov 12, 2013

Thanks!!

That's the one

lovely creature ;p

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Nov 12, 2013

Nice image. I have set up a DG Bug Guide file for this species http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/7129/ which can be used for image addition if you wish by clicking on the appropriate link at the bottom area of the page.

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danieln Jersey City, NJ Nov 13, 2013

I've added some more pictures to your page.

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Nov 13, 2013

Great pics. Congratulations, you've added a new bug to Dave's Garden bug Guides

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khooleo Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Dec 04, 2013

Added images to your database. Does anybody know how the clacking sound is made?

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Dec 13, 2013

I don't know these, but click beetles have a spur underneath their belly that snaps into a space in the other body part when they bend- I think. Probably involves moving body parts, not a 'vocal' thing.

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