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grubs ID please...HELP!
Copyright © 2005 Yen Saw

grubs ID please...HELP!
HOuston, Texas, Texas, USA
Size: 3 inches long, 1 inch thi

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Contributed by Yen Saw on 29 October, 2005 - 11:16pm
Last updated 25 September, 2009 - 9:17pm

Ignorance gone!
We have a photo of a Rhinocerus Beetle from Austin:
… Jim McClarin, 30 October, 2005 - 4:29am login or register to post comments

 
Ox beetle
I am almost certain they are ox betles
… Yen Saw, 30 October, 2005 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Nice find!
All I can say is, it's a scaraboid but apparently not a lucanid (stag), since they have fleshy bumps on either side of the anus that form a vertical slit. All other scaraboids have a transverse slit, which I think I can see in your photo. It's probably a large scarab such as a rhino*cerus beetle or hercu*les beetle, although I'm ignorant about whether they range into your area.
… Jim McClarin, 30 October, 2005 - 4:15am login or register to post comments

 
scarab beetle?
Would it be an ox beetle? I have ox betles grubs they are smaller than the one i found here. Dynastes Titiyus would be great!!!

… Yen Saw, 30 October, 2005 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
Why not?
I did a little research, finding that Ox Beetle grubs reach about 3 inches in length. I found a Web site on rearing beetles, with a page on Ox Beetles. It shows a grub that is similar to yours.
… Jim McClarin, 30 October, 2005 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

 
Gulf States
Our BugGuide range map on the Data tab shows BugGuide records for Rhino Beetles from most of the Gulf States (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas) as well as Arizona.

This would be a great chance to try some rearing!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 30 October, 2005 - 5:06am login or register to post comments

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