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What is it? #6604639
08/27/19 11:34 PM
08/27/19 11:34 PM
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Bonner County, Idaho
Wild_Idaho Offline OP
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Biggest beetle I've seen in Idaho... on my back porch tonight.

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Real name Eric
The sharpest hammer in the box of crayons.

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604640
08/27/19 11:37 PM
08/27/19 11:37 PM
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Posts: 3,162
Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Natural free ranging pig castrator.

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604641
08/27/19 11:41 PM
08/27/19 11:41 PM
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Wisconsin
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Alien.

Moosetrot

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604648
08/28/19 12:04 AM
08/28/19 12:04 AM
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Champaign County, Ohio.
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Giant Longhorned Wood Borer Beetle is my guess.

Keith

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604650
08/28/19 12:11 AM
08/28/19 12:11 AM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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KeithC, googling pictures I would say you are right. But tlguy gets an honorable mention.


Real name Eric
The sharpest hammer in the box of crayons.

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604666
08/28/19 12:49 AM
08/28/19 12:49 AM
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Georgia
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Some sort of coleoptrid.


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Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604674
08/28/19 01:03 AM
08/28/19 01:03 AM
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Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
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grin The giant root borers are even bigger than that, if memory recalls.

Good catch you have there !

I was at a friends home years ago, they left their screen door open as we were enjoying the evening....and one of those root borers flew right in the kitchen , landing on their table ! It was huge with formidable pincers . I wasted no time in grasping him behind his head , and in holding him up in observation, we heard it squeaking in irritation, lol .....all those bark beetles, longhorns, root borers voice their disdain when held against their will ....

When you catch them, listen for their loud complaining !

I just know Jack can share such interesting facts on this family , also wink

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604726
08/28/19 07:34 AM
08/28/19 07:34 AM
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I saw those Nasty things at my Daughters house in the Twin cities.

That was a funny story Sharon! grin


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Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604728
08/28/19 07:38 AM
08/28/19 07:38 AM
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reminds me of my first trip to my grandparents winter home in Florida at the age of 10 or 11.went to the garage to grab fishing stuff a little before daylight and when i flicked the light on i saw 3 or 4 of what i thought were the biggest cockroaches known to man.palmetto bugs i believe they were called.









Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604769
08/28/19 09:02 AM
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Prionus beetle family with antennae clumped like that, Root borer probably lived on some sage for the last 4 years.

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604770
08/28/19 09:03 AM
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Re: What is it? [Re: Northof50] #6604773
08/28/19 09:06 AM
08/28/19 09:06 AM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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Originally Posted by Northof50
Prionus beetle family with antennae clumped like that, Root borer probably lived on some sage for the last 4 years.


No sage for about 200 miles here in the North Woods.


Real name Eric
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Re: What is it? [Re: 330-Trapper] #6604833
08/28/19 11:33 AM
08/28/19 11:33 AM
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Montana ,Rocky Mtns.
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
I saw those Nasty things at my Daughters house in the Twin cities.

That was a funny story Sharon! grin


I am easily entertained, Scott
grin

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6604876
08/28/19 12:59 PM
08/28/19 12:59 PM
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North Central Idaho
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Originally Posted by Wild_Idaho
Originally Posted by Northof50
Prionus beetle family with antennae clumped like that, Root borer probably lived on some sage for the last 4 years.


No sage for about 200 miles here in the North Woods.


Yeah, saw one of those on my front porch the other night too Wild when I ran out to the truck to get something.....I gave it a wide berth!!!

Re: What is it? [Re: pcr2] #6604991
08/28/19 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pcr2
reminds me of my first trip to my grandparents winter home in Florida at the age of 10 or 11.went to the garage to grab fishing stuff a little before daylight and when i flicked the light on i saw 3 or 4 of what i thought were the biggest cockroaches known to man.palmetto bugs i believe they were called.



We have those things too...ugh... Also heard them called wood roaches. See them a lot in mulched flower beds and pine straw during the summer time at night. The spawns of Satan fly too, which ads a degree of difficulty to my escape and makes my girl-like screaming a couple octaves higher as I run away with that weird high-kneed run that you do when you feel like the things are crawling on you whether they actually are or not!

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6605232
08/28/19 11:08 PM
08/28/19 11:08 PM
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Virginia
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Nothing quite like the sound of the squrshing of a palmetto bug underfoot. (Where Palmetto bugs are found, "squarsh" is a word.)

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6605266
08/29/19 12:46 AM
08/29/19 12:46 AM
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OBX N.C.
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I dont know what kind of beetle that is but you can tell you don't want to make it mad or hungry cuz
part on a man’s hand is all thats left of the poor feller in the picture.
That beetle is big enuff to go bear hunting with a switch, I’d probably give the switch to the bear to make it a fair fight.
I think its of the species, Dangwhatabeetle !

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6605272
08/29/19 01:22 AM
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When you find them its usually a seasonal thing and you will find more.

Put two in a container and watch what happens,its like gladiators in there. Lol

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6606017
08/30/19 08:36 AM
08/30/19 08:36 AM
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La Crosse, WI
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What do you set the pan tension at if you want to trap those things? Or do you use snares?

Mac


"Never Forget Which Way Is Up"

Re: What is it? [Re: Wild_Idaho] #6606027
08/30/19 08:59 AM
08/30/19 08:59 AM
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Bonner County, Idaho
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#001 conibear in a pocket set in a hole in a tree.


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