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I'd be scared to death of this guy!

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  1. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Found this Rhino Beetle at my Mom's place over the weekend. Glad he was already dead!
    So many interesting things about these "monsters"... from keeping as pets to fighting them.

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    Rhino Beetle ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
     
    cherylad, Jul 1, 2009
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    Ewww!!! I really dislike ugly, creepy crawlers. *shudder*

    That bug is HUGE! Good thing there isn't any of them around here. At least I hope not.
     
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    How ugly...only a face a mother could love. :D
     
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    Kildale Nature's Window

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    Must of died of old age, I couldn't see anything killing that.
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I hadn't seen one this size since I was a kid.
    Now... just wait until the neighbor kids come home so I can scare them with it!
    :twisted:
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    What an amazing but ugly beetle. You've just got to admire Mother Nature though haven't you when she produces beetles like that!!
     
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    Creepy, but kinda beautiful. I agree, it is only a face a mother could love, but so glossy and well made.
     
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    daisybeans Hardy Maple

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    He looks like he is out of Star Trek.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    I don't even think a mother could love that face...yuck! :D
     
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    And I thought our southern beetles were tough! I wouldn't want to meet that amongst the Petunias.
     
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