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2" long and hard green shell with black spots (Hercules Beetle)

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Hercules beetle
by: Moni

Sue
No - this beetle can not bite nor are they poisonous. If you look closely you will see there is no hinge for the horns to be able to move, so it can not close them together to pinch or bite. Their spiky legs might scratch, but that would be it.
Here is a neat site from the Univ of Kentucky about this large fascinating beetle.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/hercules/hercules.htm
Wierd Beetle
by: sue

found this hercules beetle in northwest arkansas at my work found the male with the single pincher wonder are they a poisonous bug or can they bite
Hercules Beetle
by: Moni

Larry
You have a Hercules beetle female (also called Rhinoceros Beetle, Unicorn Beetle). This beetle is in the scarab family along with June beetles and is considered the largest beetle in North America.
The adult male has a long 'horn' over the head, while the female does not. They come out in late summer.
The adult beetle feeds on rotten fruit, while the larva feed in rotten dead hardwood logs. The larva are large grubs once they are ready to pupate in the rotten logs.
These beetles are found in Eastern United States from southern New York, PA, west to IN then down to Texas.
Found one in southern Indiana during college that was a pet until it died...now it is in my collection!

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