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Big Beetles - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Copyright © 2011 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Big Beetles - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 24, 2011

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 24 July, 2011 - 5:02pm
Last updated 30 August, 2011 - 9:43am

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Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Female rinocerous beetles - Xyloryctes jamaicensis. Males have an impressive horn where the tubercle is that you see in the lateral view. They are harmless and fun to handle. Try holding one in your fist and you will see how strong their legs are at digging!
… Frank Guarnieri, 21 August, 2011 - 3:23pm

 
Thanks! Oh I see I had found
Thanks! Oh I see I had found a male once-years ago.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 21 August, 2011 - 5:21pm

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