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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 22, 2006

Can anyone id this?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Nov 22, 2006

Take a look at these rhinocerus beetles http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/species/Chalcosoma_atlas.htm

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betterbloom Blythe, CA(Zone 10b) Nov 22, 2006

That is one creepy looking bug. Another reason for me not to go to Texas.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 22, 2006

claypa, I think that's close, but he's more black.

Lol bb, I found him in a museum and didn't get his name, he was probably 6" long....scary.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Nov 22, 2006

One of those is the blacker one, Chalcosoma caucsus http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/species/Chalcosoma_caucasus.htm

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 22, 2006

I think that is him....a male Atlas beetle, thanks Claypa!

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