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Xylotrupes gideon
Female, Robust black beetle up to 5cm long. The antenna are missing on this one as it is a cadaver from under a street-light. That also explains the dust in the pores of the shell. The female does not have the horn-like structure of the male
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Spotted on Jan 11, 2013
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013
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