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Elephant Beetle

Megasoma elephas

Notes:

A man selling coconut milk at the side of the road had found this guy.

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10 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Cool!! I think everybody going to Tortuguero has to pass by this guy!

ZackUmbarger
ZackUmbarger 12 years ago

Wow...

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam 12 years ago

This is real cool.. I have only seen Rhino beetles..

VinayGawli
VinayGawli 12 years ago

Superlike

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Wow, amazing

EricEllison
EricEllison 12 years ago

thats amazing

KennethCox
KennethCox 12 years ago

Thanks!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

¡!¡ I nearly choked when I saw the second picture ¡!¡ I think you should put that one first, the shear size of this beauty is astonishing.

Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 12 years ago

I knew they were massive; but WOW, what a bug! Great spotting!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

Wow, I have heard of the Rhino Beetle, but an elephant beetle. SO COOL! Great spotting.

KennethCox
Spotted by
KennethCox

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Sep 28, 2011
Submitted on Nov 5, 2011

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