Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
2012 gathering in Alabama is being planned now!

More upcoming events

Photos of insects and people from the 2011 gathering in Iowa

Photos from the 2010 Workshop in Grinnell, Iowa

Photos from the 2009 gathering in Washington
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Oryctini » Ox Beetles (Strategus) » Strategus antaeus
Photo#242598
grub - Strategus antaeus
Copyright © 2008 Matt Edmonds

grub - Strategus antaeus
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
November 29, 2008
Size: body 3 inches
Is this a rhino beetle grub?
He was HUGE!! :o) The size of my thumb....easy.
Thought about keeping him to see what it turned into, but I decided to put him back in his hole.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 29 November, 2008 - 3:12pm
Last updated 22 December, 2008 - 1:08pm

Matt, Looks like Strate
Matt,

Looks like Strategus ("ok beetle"). Possibly antaeus if it was found in sandy soil (and not in or under a rotten log or in a compost pile).


Steven
… Steven Barney, 1 December, 2008 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm ok, you're an ox beetle:-)
LOL! I think you meant to say "ox beetle" larva. I'll move to the species page.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 December, 2008 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
-
Thanks Steven.
It actually was under a fallen rotting log. Sandy soil is all we have in Florida. :o)
… Matt Edmonds, 2 December, 2008 - 6:57am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2012 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact