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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jul 14, 2012 0:38:02 GMT -8
I swung by the gas station tonight to see what I could find. I almost had a large D. tityus. From the looks of the guts, had I arrived only moments sooner, I could have saved him. What I did find intact was a Manduca rustica, M. sexta, and two good sized beetles that I cannot seem to i.d. at this point. This first one is about 35mm long. Attachments:
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jul 14, 2012 0:39:42 GMT -8
The other is about 42mm long and looks like it could cause some pain if it had the opportunity. Attachments:
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Post by thanos on Jul 14, 2012 1:55:49 GMT -8
The first one is the aquatic Hydrophilidae Hydrophilus ovatus, and the second is a male of the Prioninae Mallodon dasystomus ,-and yes, this can bite painfully  ! Thanos |
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Post by admin on Jul 14, 2012 12:59:06 GMT -8
Jeeze! You guys in GA get all the good stuff. I'm jealous.
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jul 14, 2012 19:40:37 GMT -8
Thanks for the help Thanos.  It kind of threw me finding a water beetle with no body of water within a couple of miles. You are welcome to move on down here with us Clark. There is plenty of woodland and open areas to collect in. If you find you a place around here, you can do a ton of collecting in your own back yard. That is where I find 99% of what I gather, like the stag I found tonight. I think it is either a female Lucanus capreolus or elaphus, I am not sure which. I measured her at 34mm. Attachments:
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Post by bandrow on Jul 14, 2012 21:48:16 GMT -8
Greetings,
From the pale femora, your stag female looks like a Lucanus capreolus - Lucanus elaphus has all-dark femora. Also, L. elaphus tends to have more narrowly rounded elytral apices - making them look slightly more 'pointed' at the rear end.
Cheers!
Bandrow
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jul 15, 2012 19:20:05 GMT -8
Thanks for the assist, Bandrow! Now if I can just find a male Lucanus...
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Post by ecooper on Jul 16, 2012 10:17:06 GMT -8
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It kind of threw me finding a water beetle with no body of water within a couple of miles.
