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0 0 Horned Passalus Beetle

Horned Passalus Beetle

by James A McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

0 0 Horned Passalus Beetle

Horned Passalus Beetle

by 21ahallEllicott City, Maryland, United States

0 0 Horned Passalus Beetle

Horned Passalus Beetle

by 22ksmithOwings Mills, Maryland, United States

0 1 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by MichaelBlevinsKernersville, North Carolina, USA

Large beetle with

1 1 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by BethAngermeierIllinois, USA

Large black beetle, approx 2" long.

0 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by Hunter HebenstreitBraselton, Georgia, USA

A large wood-boring beetle, common in ...

0 1 Horned passalus

Horned passalus

by Katie JenkinsChesapeake, Virginia, USA

Suspected Dung Beetle. Need positive ID.

0 3 Bess beetle

Bess beetle

by nico4nicolasMalaysia

This beetle made sounds when I touched its ...

0 1 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by SaladmanderGreensboro, North Carolina, USA

Big black beetle

1 0 Patent Leather Beetle

Patent Leather Beetle

by lenrelyRiver Road, North Carolina, United States

Adults in different stages

0 0 Horned Passalus Beetle

Horned Passalus Beetle

by James A McNairCocoa, Florida, USA

"horned

2 4 Horned Passalus Beetle

Horned Passalus Beetle

by WilsonsNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

...

0 3 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by Alex CoblentzBraddock Heights, Maryland, USA

1 2 Horned Passalus  aka "Bess Beetle"  or "Bess Bug"

Horned Passalus aka "Bess Beetle" or "Bess Bug"

by lam3164Kentucky, USA

Found this bug and wanted to know what kind it is.

3 2 Horned Passalus Beetle, Patent Leather Beetle

Horned Passalus Beetle, Patent Leather Beetle

by DianePlatcoBrooksCorning, Ohio, USA

A large shiny black ground beetle

1 0 Horned Passalus (Bess Beetle)

Horned Passalus (Bess Beetle)

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

Big shiny black beetle with a

6 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by beaker98Geneseo, Illinois, USA

of a rotting tree. For the area, it is a pretty large

0 0 Horned passalus

Horned passalus

by Brian38Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Passalidae, including the horned

2 2 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by IhazapughappyLouisiana, USA

Medium sized beetle, male ( left ) had ...

1 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

protonum. Curved horn on middle of head. ...

0 1 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by cbenito00Dade City, Florida, USA

Solid black with a segmented body. Some sort of

1 0 Bess Beetle; Horned Passalus

Bess Beetle; Horned Passalus

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

- combed at the tips. Mandibles like a shovel-blade, and there's a ...

2 0 Horned passalus beetle

Horned passalus beetle

by volcomboy99San José, San Jose, Costa Rica

their size, ranging from 20–43 mm, for having a single "

0 2 Horned passalus

Horned passalus

by CoastalJHawkGeorgia, USA

Beetles of some type. One light brown and ...

1 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

about 1.25", considered beneficial in its activities to decompose dead wood, ...

1 0 Bess bug/ Bess Beetle

Bess bug/ Bess Beetle

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

Shiny black, perhaps 1.25" long. Non-aggressive. When annoyed, it would make a ...

1 2 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by MachiFlorida, USA

Large beetles I found upside down when I ...

0 1 Horned passalus

Horned passalus

by sharmri62Maryland, USA

A very shiny black color. It has lines going down the back part of it's body.

1 0 Horned Passalus (Bess Beetle)

Horned Passalus (Bess Beetle)

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

One horn on head. Big mandibles. Last ...

1 0 Horned passalus (larvae, pupa, and adult)

Horned passalus (larvae, pupa, and adult)

by GoodyTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

These beetles are shiny black and have many ...

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