CLOSED: very weird Beetle ID please

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chris_lcf530 Peachtree City, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2007

While checking on a baby ginger plant something was moving half in and out of the soil.
It was on its back.
It is soooo round that I could barely get a picture of the shell.
I took about 20 pics and got only a couple that might be useful.
Has crazy legs and antennea things.
It looked like is was doing stomach crunches and neck crunches and wouldnt stay still.

I have it in a cup to waiting for a good or bad bug decision. Any ideas?
In the pic, he is pinching or biting on a piece of bark.
chris

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chris_lcf530 Peachtree City, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2007

antennae thingy's

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chris_lcf530 Peachtree City, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2007

lotsa legs with hairy or pinchy things on them. Wasnt gonna put my finger there to find out which one.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 20, 2007

They don't hurt anything...take a look at these:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/19598

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chris_lcf530 Peachtree City, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2007

Claypa, you are amazing at ID
I was still looking for it.
Fancy Bolbocerine - Bolbocerosoma farctum

I will let him go back outside .
Now that you have given me the name, I will check bugfiles. Maybe they need its pictures, it I can get better shots. It really seems like it cant get onto its stomach. Just keeps rolling over.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 20, 2007

I think somebody posted that one before, I remember the red coloring. The first picture is hilarious, it looks like a giant in the landscape

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