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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 25, 2006

This was ugly enough until I saw the pic and the big hooks on it's feet. Plant eater? Bug eater??

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 25, 2006

A better pic. The body is about an inch long.

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Night_Bloom Griffin, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 26, 2006

The antennae aren't quite as bushy as I expected they should be, so I'm not positive of this, but I think it might be a scarab beetle (family Scarabaeidae). Usually large scarabs like that feed on rotting logs, though a few may eat roots. Was it attracted to a light? That's usually when these guys show up, buzzing around a light at night.

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 26, 2006

I found it walking on my patio in the late morning. Unusually cool day, if that makes a difference.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 27, 2006

it's looks like a june bug.

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 27, 2006

The body is an inch long, double the size of what we call a June bug around here, which are light brown.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 27, 2006

i tried to send a google image. it didn't work. go to google image and put in june bug. there are lots of different kinds.

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tonyjr Union City, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 28, 2006

http://www.insectimages.org/

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 28, 2006

Where to start?

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 28, 2006

here. http://www.mrx.no/albums/Bugs/Junebug03.thumb.jpeg

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