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Scarab BeetlesMutant Bug!
June 12, 2010
So we have seen this huge, mutant looking bug on the driveway 2 times now, and once at the gas station. We have no clue what it is but he is HUGE! If I had to ball park it, I would say it is atleast the size of my thumb from base to tip of fingernail! The bug is very slow moving and has these huge pincher looking things on his head. We have no idea where he lives, if there are more, or if he is harmful to humans and pets. Thank you for any insight you can offer!
Kim
Hoschton, GA
Male Eastern Hercules Beetle
Hi Kim,
This is a male Eastern Hercules Beetle, Dynastes tityus, the heaviest North American Beetle. He is harmless to humans and pets. Just yesterday we posted an image of a female Eastern Hercules Beetle from Tennessee. Females lack the horns.
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