Male black rain beetle (Pleocoma puncticollis), a large scarab beetle that appears with the first soaking rain in San Diego County. The flattened, bilobed extension of the head (clypeus) is used for scooping soil as he pushes through the ground.
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Each year around this time (end of May, beginning of June), hundreds of large black beetles with pinchers arise from the ground in my front yard. They are everywhere. I have a lawn service that puts down a grub ... ; You are here: Experts > Science > Insects/Spiders > Entomology (Study of Bugs) > Large black beetle?;
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I have found two of these gigantic beetles, the largest I have ever seen for the first time in my life in this area. They are Large Black Beetle-like bugs, very thick. They are approx 1-1.5in in length and about 1 inch wide and the backside of these babies are about 3/4in high.
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Hello, I found this big black beetle under my dog's water dish, it is without a doubt the largest beetle I have ever seen here in Pennsylvania. I have been searching the web but cannot find out what it is!? My daughter has named it, my husband holds it, but it just kind of creeps me out!!!
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Large black beetle in Borneo ; Image name / code: kali0011 ; Location: Indonesia; Photographer: Rhett A. Butler; Camera: Canon 5D Mark II; kalimantan-borneo (indonesian borneo) | borneo | kalimantan | wildlife | insects and other invertebrates | invertebrates;
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Large black beetle on clothing ; Image name / code: kali0007 ; Location: Indonesia; Photographer: Rhett A. Butler; Camera: Canon 5D Mark II; kalimantan-borneo (indonesian borneo) | borneo | kalimantan | wildlife | insects and other invertebrates | invertebrates;
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They also seem to resemble a large black roach with wings, but are thicker and make loud noises and if we like them they make a loud crunching noise. ... Re: large shining black beetle looking fying bugs Carmela Altman 07:30:34 7/20/2002 (0)
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Very Large Green and Black Beetle Bug From Thailand, Cerambycidae. Original Stock Photography from Acclaim Images. ... Stock Photo Description: Stock image of a very large green and black beetle bug from Thailand. The scientific name is Cerambycidae and it is a male of the species.
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We we went out to pick the morels, we noticed the silhouette of a large beetle on the screen door. We have never seen such a large beautiful black Click Beetle before in Los Angeles. We captured the beetle and measured it at a whopping 1 1/8 inches, and we tried unsuccessfully to photograph it.
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