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Coleoptera: Grant's Hercules Beetle - Dynastes granti
Copyright © 2009 David Moll

Coleoptera: Grant's Hercules Beetle - Dynastes granti
Bradshaw Ranger District, Prescott National Forest, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
September 10, 2009
Why did the beetle grub cross the road?

I was going to write that this beetle grub was 5.25 to 5.5 cm but with ruler in hand I'd say its more like 7 cm: mondo!

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Contributed by David Moll on 10 September, 2009 - 9:19pm
Last updated 11 September, 2009 - 11:24pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David Moll, 11 September, 2009 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

Most guestimates are off in the other direction
one of the big scarabs? I've never seen one above ground and so stretched out
… margarethe brummermann, 11 September, 2009 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I Measured With Thumb & Forefinger
but my cms were too big. I'd say that 7.5 cm is about right; would change with locomotive undulations. It struck me as unusual for it to be crossing the (remote, dirt) road. We quite literally crossed paths.
… David Moll, 11 September, 2009 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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