c/pics · by ki77erb@lemmy.world · 3y[OC] I found an Eastern Hercules Beetle today I've never seen one in the wild before. Dude was huge! 384 points · 22 comments · view on lemmy.world
22 Comments
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y
Bonus shot
vita_man@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Amazing how well it blends in with the tree bark. Really cool insect.
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y
This really blew up! Here's another pic. This is how I found him in a parking lot. Stuck on his back trying to flip himself over.
candyman337@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Oh that's way creepier that the top
Ryantific_theory@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Lmao. Scrolling through a ton of climate, political, and Reddit drama, only to see a neat bug that everyone's excited about.
So cool.
WillardHerman@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 3y
Cool!
Plus, this would be great in the c/bugs community!
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Thanks! I'll cross post.
FelonMusk@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Coeus@coeus.sbs · 6 pts · 3y
Just like in Animal Crossing
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
My son said the same thing. He got a kick out of it. I even talked him into holding it.
wesley@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Terrifying and fascinating
ech@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
Is it as pokey as it looks?
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Not at all pokey and completely harmless but the legs are VERY grippy. When you pull them off it's like velcro.
ech@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Neat!
Alchemy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
awesome find!
VelvetStorm@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
What part of the world/state in the usa?
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Chesapeake, Virginia
VelvetStorm@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I was hoping it was closer to me. I've been trying to find some near me for a photo shoot for a while now but no luck.
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I was reading about them and it says they prefer ash trees so maybe look for those in the forests near you. Also in rotted logs and tree stumps.
boolean@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
put it on yer face!
ki77erb@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
I let it go already but maybe next time!
Assassin4@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Nah in yer hair!
bmsok@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I'd be insanely disappointed if something so cool didn't turn into a tattoo. That needs to be there forever no matter how long it takes to get it done