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Ponderous Borer? - Trichocnemis spiculatus
Copyright © 2010 Lisa Linderman

Ponderous Borer? - Trichocnemis spiculatus
Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, USA
August 10, 2010
Size: 3 inches
This dude has been hanging out on my front porch for three days now. Is it a Ponderous Borer? Whatever it is, it's the biggest herkin' beetle I've ever seen in the wild, and I've lived in the Pacific NW all my life. It's kind of fuzzy on its lower side as well, with a soft yellowish fuzzy coating. That's an adult female human's finger for comparison.
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Contributed by Lisa Linderman on 10 August, 2010 - 8:16pm
Last updated 3 September, 2010 - 5:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 September, 2010 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Probably so
Also called by some the Timberworm Longhorn Beetle - Ergates spiculatus


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… Jim Moore, 10 August, 2010 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Yes...
The slicing jaws of the larvae are said to have inspired the design of the chain saw.
… Ross Hill, 10 August, 2010 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Ponderous Borer Larvae
A couple of years ago I saw the BIGGEST larvae/maggot at the Christmas Tree farm. It was bigger than my thumb. I'm now wondering if that might have been the larvae of this same kind of critter. Wish I had taken a picture of it, but at the time it was just kind of a shocker.
… Lisa Linderman, 11 August, 2010 - 12:55am login or register to post comments

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