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Same beetle - Anomala orientalis
Copyright © 2004 Beatriz Moisset

Same beetle - Anomala orientalis
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 29, 2004
Same as beetle doing leg stretches.
Southeastern PA
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 19 November, 2004 - 9:37am
Last updated 14 November, 2005 - 12:38pm

Scarab beetle
This is a scarab beetle, probably Anomala sp., one of the largest insect genera in the world. The "leg stretches" are apparently a means of defense, as the hind legs are armed with stout spines that might deter a potential predator.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 November, 2004 - 11:41am

 
scarab
Thanks, Eric
… Beatriz Moisset, 19 November, 2004 - 9:12pm

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