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Elephant Beetle

Megasoma elephas

Photo by KennethCox
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Field Notes

Notes:

A man selling coconut milk at the side of the road had found this guy.

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Comments (10)

Cool!! I think everybody going to Tortuguero has to pass by this guy!
¡!¡ I nearly choked when I saw the second picture ¡!¡ I think you should put that one first, the shear size of this beauty is astonishing.
I knew they were massive; but WOW, what a bug! Great spotting!
Wow, I have heard of the Rhino Beetle, but an elephant beetle. SO COOL! Great spotting.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2011

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