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guess who - Lucanus capreolus - male
Copyright © 2008 Jim McClarin

guess who - Lucanus capreolus - Male
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 24, 2008
Size: about 33 mm
The antennal base disappears inside these cavities.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 21 June, 2008 - 8:38pm
Last updated 24 July, 2008 - 11:26am

wow
nice image Jim!
… Tim R. Moyer, 23 June, 2008 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
The bigger the beetle the better the closeups :-)
I just got some watermelon for this guy today. (A little for me too.) I've been saving him in hopes of finding another male and a female so I can get some tussle shots.
… Jim McClarin, 23 June, 2008 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

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