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pincher beetle - Lucanus elaphus
Copyright © 2008 Stacy B

pincher beetle - Lucanus elaphus
Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA
June 15, 2008
Size: 3 inches
This poor thing I found in the middle of a scorching parking lot of a bank. He looks like he could pinch the hell out of you though if he were alive.
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Contributed by Stacy B on 2 July, 2008 - 11:35pm
Last updated 3 July, 2008 - 7:55am

I've never seen one before.
I've never seen one before. It's really quite interesting, and our cats have been fascinated with it -- through the glass jar, of course!!
… Dianne Holecek, 15 July, 2009 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

 
Try feeding it some fresh fuit,
a very ripe banana or a piece of watermelon or ripe (soft) peach. They don't eat much as adults but will lap up sugary fluids.
… Jim McClarin, 15 July, 2009 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

My 5-year old daughter found
My 5-year old daughter found one this morning in our driveway. We collected it in a glass jar (vented) to get a better look at it. Are these rare?
… Dianne Holecek, 14 July, 2009 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

 
See answer below to
"Are they hard to come across??"
… Jim McClarin, 14 July, 2009 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Giant Stag beetle
You are one lucky guy to find those two big guys!
… margarethe brummermann, 3 July, 2008 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

 
?
Are they hard to come across??
… Stacy B, 3 July, 2008 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

 
You have to live in the right region.
I don't have them in New Hampshire and Margarethe has none in Arizona. On top of that, they must not be encountered very frequently or we would have a lot more images of them submitted to bugguide like some other Lucanus species.
… Jim McClarin, 3 July, 2008 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
wow
Thats pretty cool
… Stacy B, 3 July, 2008 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
i found this one
is it the same?

it was about 8 cm long
… hushtalk, 24 May, 2009 - 5:27am login or register to post comments

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