Digital
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1 edit | [ID?] What is this? A HUGE beetle in Ohio.
I am in Cuyahoga county, OH ... I snapped this image today of a beetle (looks like a beetle anyways) that was about 1 1/2 inches long. Anyone know what this thing is?
Sorry about the bad image, I only had my cell phone on me.
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dandelion
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clubs: | On first guess without looking anything up I would say it is what we call here an "outdoor" beetle. Don't know the official name though, sorry. |
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emk1028
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Maybe a stag beetle.
»bugguide.net/node/view/3105 |
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Paula
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It looks like a shoe. |
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You're too close to the nuke plant at Perry.
The bugs are starting to mutate. 
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I used to see those things in Michigan all the time.
As a kid, I would play with them by sticking a small twig or leaf stem in their mouth. They would immediately clamp on really hard and you could then pick up the entire beetle by holding the twig you put in their mouth.
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Digital
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| said by nklb  :I used to see those things in Michigan all the time. As a kid, I would play with them by sticking a small twig or leaf stem in their mouth. They would immediately clamp on really hard and you could then pick up the entire beetle by holding the twig you put in their mouth. Must be a normal thing to do then, lol. I did the same, nearly did it with my finger, but I chickened out. Once it bit onto the twig and wouldn't let go like it did I didn't want to take a chance on the thing taking part of my finger with it ... lol. 
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dandelion
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Their bite does NOT feel good at all!  |
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And those suckers look like air planes when they fly! |
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CJ
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We used to see beetles that size, without the pincers, in Kentucky. We would take 4 lb. test fishing line and tie it to one of the back legs of the beetle and then they would fly away so we could use them as a sort of hillbilly kite. |
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nklb
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I believe the beetle is a type of Stag Beetle |
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said by Digital :I am in Cuyahoga county, OH ... I snapped this image today of a beetle (looks like a beetle anyways) that was about 1 1/2 inches long. Anyone know what this thing is? Sorry about the bad image, I only had my cell phone on me. It's a nasty looking thing, looks like a mutant cockroach.
»www.asktheexterminator.com/Beetl···le.shtml
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I second the stag beetle....I never thought em much as a kid, but we had plenty of June Bugs...same idea without the giant pinchers.
Those things happen to hit ya in teh face while flying around...hurts! I about lost an eye to one when I was a child..evil bugs.. they sound like a small helicopter.
I got 'em back tho...he ended up in a bottle of ethanol thanks to my bug net. 
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GeekGirl1
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| That's not a stag beetle. I found a Ohio bug site. Try the Blue-margined Ground Beetle, also here: Bug Guide. I'll bet this guy runs fast. He's a hunter. |
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Digital
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Whoever it was that said they don't bite hard was dead wrong. lol. I decided to man up and try it, ouch!
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I saw that exact same beetle across the street from my mom's house (in Cleveland) when I was visiting 4th of July weekend. It looked like it would mess you up if it got to you! |
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| said by Spideyman :I saw that exact same beetle across the street from my mom's house (in Cleveland) when I was visiting 4th of July weekend. It looked like it would mess you up if it got to you! Man, that beetle gets around.  |
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GeekGirl1
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said by Digital :Whoever it was that said they don't bite hard was dead wrong. lol. I decided to man up and try it, ouch! That's what I meant when I said this was a hunter. Thanks for the confirmation.
If he's that big, perhaps you should let him hold that cell phone and take a picture of you in pain after the bite? "Look what I caught..."  |
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Digital
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| said by GeekGirl1 :said by Digital :Whoever it was that said they don't bite hard was dead wrong. lol. I decided to man up and try it, ouch! That's what I meant when I said this was a hunter. Thanks for the confirmation. If he's that big, perhaps you should let him hold that cell phone and take a picture of you in pain after the bite? "Look what I caught..." LOL, he probably could have held it ... all while crushing my phone. That thing could have probably bit my finger off if he wasn't so afraid of the incoming smashing.
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