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Scarab Beetleslarge horn beetle
Location: gueydan louisiana
May 23, 2011 12:40 pm
found this bug in la. at a gas station, never seen one before.
Is it native to america , and where does it originate from, and what does it eat?
Thank you
brittany
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Male Eastern Hercules Beetle
Dear Brittany,
This is a native male Eastern Hercules Beetle, and it is the heaviest North American beetle. According to BugGuide: “larvae feed on rotting wood, adults are frugivores (some have been observed eating tree sap)” and you can probably feed it ripe fruit in captivity.
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