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Published: 2012-05-09 17:22:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 4105; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 119
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A snapshot of one of my June bugs ( Polyphylla decimlineata).This male was collected in California. He is about an 1.25 inches long and has a 2.25 inch wingspan.
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Man, these guys love to hang out on the screen of my front porch window. I've seen three or four at a time just sit there on the screen all day. I also found out yesterday that they can hiss. Startled the crap out of me the first time, but it has since become a source of amusement for me.
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Aren't they cool? I love 'em
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Their little tufts of fur add to the adorableness.
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I call these guys ten-lined chafers. I like the sounds they make too.
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Yeah! That's another name for them.
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I caught one of those at camp once! Me and my friend named it Hobbes and carried it around in our hands before it flew away, haha. Good times.
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I've never seen a striped one, wonderful shot with the wings.
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Their unfolded antennae clubs are SO cool... It's too bad that it's hard to get them to dry out that way.
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Yeah, they fan out so pretty! I was happy to nab a male anyway.
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I photographed a live female in my yard in 2008. Biggest beetle I've ever seen outside of a captive setting.
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That's a sizable beetle!
We get stag beetles here, but they are not this pretty.
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These guys are pretty harmless, far as I know. Unless they smack you right in the eye...
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we get these in WA, took me forever to find out what they were, they are pretty unusual where i live, and they are fun because they hiss! People used to call them Potato beetles and kill them because they were thought to be pests. I love these guys though!
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