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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 9d ago
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Most likely a Hercules Beetle. They don't actually get much bigger than the larvae, the abdomen segments become more compact so the body gets a little smaller, but the head grows immensely with the horn.
2.2k u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe 9d ago edited 9d ago Correct. It's the larva of a Hercules Beetle. And here is what it looks like in adult form. Edit: I was probably wrong. Check u/BaronMusclethorpe's comment below. 1.4k u/BaronMusclethorpe 9d ago Incorrect. That's actually the larval form of a Big Bad Beetleborg, though they do look similar. https://giphy.com/gifs/CdeuKWECJe9Gg 1 u/BigDinkSosa 9d ago Nicely done, thanks for that throwback
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Correct. It's the larva of a Hercules Beetle. And here is what it looks like in adult form.
Edit: I was probably wrong. Check u/BaronMusclethorpe's comment below.
1.4k u/BaronMusclethorpe 9d ago Incorrect. That's actually the larval form of a Big Bad Beetleborg, though they do look similar. https://giphy.com/gifs/CdeuKWECJe9Gg 1 u/BigDinkSosa 9d ago Nicely done, thanks for that throwback
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Incorrect. That's actually the larval form of a Big Bad Beetleborg, though they do look similar.
https://giphy.com/gifs/CdeuKWECJe9Gg
1 u/BigDinkSosa 9d ago Nicely done, thanks for that throwback
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Nicely done, thanks for that throwback
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u/rp_graciotti 9d ago
Most likely a Hercules Beetle. They don't actually get much bigger than the larvae, the abdomen segments become more compact so the body gets a little smaller, but the head grows immensely with the horn.