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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Dynastini » Hercules Beetles (Dynastes) » Eastern Hercules Beetle (Dynastes tityus)
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Large Beetle - Dynastes tityus - female
Copyright © 2006 drof65

Large Beetle - Dynastes tityus - Female
Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
June 30, 2004
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Contributed by drof65 on 28 May, 2006 - 8:09am
Last updated 12 May, 2009 - 4:14pm

Dynastes tityus....Large Beetle
I live in the mountains of NC and while sitting at the computer tonight I had a huge bug come flying by me, I thought it was a humingbird at first, but it was the largest beetle I have ever seen in my life! The thing kept flying towards me once hitting me in the neck! I screamed, woke my husband who caught the bug so I could identify it...hope I can sleep lol, it measures a little over 2"s long X 1". Is it unusual to see these in our area?
… Debidolittle, 11 July, 2014 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

 
Not unusual
Look at our data map and you'll see its range is the eastern part of the US. Nothing to worry about - I'd love to see one of these, actually!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 11 July, 2014 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

Eastern Hercules Beetle, female
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And here's the Guide page for more information.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 May, 2006 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

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