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Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

huge fat larvae/grub, as thick as my thumb

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I found this along the trail in Ujung kulon national park. I was blown away to see something this huge.

Species ID Suggestions

Elephant Beetle

Megasoma

Reference Link
BarbaraSing
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Comments (6)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Chun. Still have lots more to go to, including around batch from Tawau hills.
ChunXingWong
I have sure missed lots of cool new spottings from you when I was away.
Dan Doucette
Thanks pam and Barbara. Hmmm, I'm not sure which one is it. It kind of looks like it could be either one to me.
pamsai
They are huge. They live in my compost heap in Tamil Nadu, India
pamsai
Dan, it could be this one Though I'm not so sure of the scientific name http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17522011 or the Hercules beetle http://www.beetlebreeding.ch/dynastes-hercules-breeding-and-keeping-report-part-2-larval-maintenance/

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PublishedSeptember 21, 2014

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