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Strategus, Top View, With Flash - Strategus aloeus - male
Copyright © 2006 Elissa Malcohn

Strategus, Top View, With Flash - Strategus aloeus - Male
Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
September 18, 2006
Size: approx. 35 mm
Found moseying down the street around 7 PM. My guess is it's a male Strategus aloeus but I'm not entirely certain. My side view looks a lot like the one in Scott Nelson's photo.

When I got a little too close for its comfort, this little one pulled its head into its shell, much the way a turtle does.

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Contributed by Elissa Malcohn on 18 September, 2006 - 10:07pm
Last updated 19 September, 2006 - 11:53am

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