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Ox Beetle - Strategus aloeus - female
Copyright © 2007 Daemeon Stovall

Ox Beetle - Strategus aloeus - Female
The Colony, Denton County, Texas, USA
June 27, 2007
Size: 1.0"-1.5"
I found this beetle motionless on the sidewalk after a very heavy rain. I took it inside and hours later it started moving so I let it go.

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Ox Beetle - Strategus aloeus - female Ox Beetle - Strategus aloeus - female Ox Beetle - Strategus aloeus - female
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Contributed by Daemeon Stovall on 13 July, 2007 - 9:09pm
Last updated 23 July, 2007 - 11:33am

Moved
Moved from Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 July, 2007 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

Orizabus?
This might be in the genus Orizabus, or something closely related...but the scarabs are always hard for non-experts.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 July, 2007 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

Not dun*g beetle
The head would be shovel shaped if it were.

Many beetles seem to go into a reduced-metabolism stasis when immersed in water, probably as protection against drowning. After they dry out they revive.
… Jim McClarin, 13 July, 2007 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

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