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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Dynastini » Hercules Beetles (Dynastes) » Eastern Hercules Beetle (Dynastes tityus)
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Strange bugs in East Tennessee (aliens maybe lol) - Dynastes tityus - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Danielle Courtney

Strange bugs in East Tennessee (aliens maybe lol) - Dynastes tityus - Male Female
Philadelphia,, East Tennessee, Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
September 12, 2006
these bugs were found in the compost of a rotting maple tree. there were about 6 that we know of and they seemed to be in 3 sets of pairs. Does anyone know what these are? my co-worker's husband thinks they are rhinoceras beetles.?
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Contributed by Danielle Courtney on 12 September, 2006 - 9:52pm
Last updated 14 July, 2011 - 6:23pm

dude if u stil have them hit
dude if u stil have them hit me send send me a message i might want them if u will part with them i love those things i have a juvinile stag beetle right now
my email is vampirefreak22@yahoo.com
… vampirefreak22, 13 August, 2008 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Vampirefreak, any chance of clarifying your request
via the use of punctuation and appropriate capitalization?
… Jim McClarin, 15 August, 2008 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 1 October, 2006 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

looks like pupae
Dynastes tityus - Eastern Hercules Beetle images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2006 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

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