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Horned Passalus

Description:

Large beetle with horn

Habitat:

Woodpile

1 Species ID Suggestions

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago
Horned Passalus/Bess Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus Species Odontotaenius disjunctus - Horned Passalus - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

Sort of similar, but here's what the Eastern Hercules Beetle looks like: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2877. This is the horned passalus, a unique beetle in North America. It develops in decaying logs and forms social structures with other bess beetles, which is pretty cool.

MichaelBlevins
Spotted by
MichaelBlevins

Kernersville, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Aug 11, 2011
Submitted on Aug 12, 2011

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