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Huge beetle! #579918

Asked July 14, 2019, 12:41 PM EDT

What is this?

Carroll County Maryland

Expert Response

This is a female Hercules beetle. https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=6404

Here is an article with information about them.
http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/1/7/hercules-hercules-beetle-idynastes-tityusi-missing-link-and-vi...

Christa

Answered by the Home & Garden Information Center's Maryland Certified Professional Horticulturists Replied July 15, 2019, 9:40 AM EDT

This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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