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Eastern Hercules Beetle - Dynastes tityus - male
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Eastern Hercules Beetle - Dynastes tityus - Male
Parsons Run, Duluth, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
July 1, 2004
Detail of head.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 18 February, 2005 - 9:14pm
Last updated 25 May, 2005 - 7:05am

Great pics
I liked the info about the color changes. How similar is this process to the one of the tortoise beetle?
… Lynette Schimming, 2 March, 2005 - 1:41pm

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