Ratmosphere Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 It's great to see how many people on this site are collecting so many beetles and insects. I haven't had any luck in finding beetles this season and its making me upset. A few months ago, a gentleman in my class brought in a Pelidnota punctata to show me. This was the first time seeing this species in real life. He released it after shortly after. Today, he brought in two beetles to class to show me. One was Lucanus capreolus and the other was Pelidnota punctata He let me keep them and I released them in my yard this afternoon. It's ironic because I live in an area surrounded by woods and can't find jazz while he lives in the city and keeps getting luckier. An other good find that happened wasn't from me but my was from my girlfriend. She was outside tanning when she saw splashing in the pool. She grabbed a skimmer and took a giant insect out of the water. She was unable to capture the longhorned beetle so I couldn't retrieve it for better photos. Hopefully I could find something this year before it gets too cold. Lately, my interest in jumping spiders have become almost an obsession and I like looking for them. Sadly, its very hard to find them as well. My goal is to find a female Phidippus purpuratus. (Photos deleted.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Nice finds! That's how I feel half the time when it comes to collecting. The beetle in your pool looks like a species of Prionus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Nice finds! That's how I feel half the time when it comes to collecting. The beetle in your pool looks like a species of Prionus. It's actually Orthosoma brunneum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Amazing. Are these common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 It's actually Orthosoma brunneum. Dang, you're right! Got the subfamily right at least I always forget about Orthosoma for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 On one of our ten minute breaks at school, somebody pointed out a beetle flipped over on the asphalt. I then picked it up for pictures. My best find of the year! Any ideas on what it is? (Photos deleted.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 On one of our ten minute breaks at school, somebody pointed out a beetle flipped over on the asphalt. I then picked it up for pictures. My best find of the year! Any ideas on what it is? FullSizeRender-2.jpg FullSizeRender-3.jpg I'm fairly certain this is a female Xyloryctes jamaicensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Wow, I never knew these were found in my state. Hopefully I'll be able to run into a male one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Found this on my hike today. (Photos deleted.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 My girlfriend found this in her room today. Any ideas on what it is? (Photos deleted.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle-Experience Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Osmoderma http://bugguide.net/node/view/9890/bgimage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 My girlfriend found this in her room today. Any ideas on what it is? FullSizeRender-2.jpg It appears to be a female so u should try breeding her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sadly, she let it outside while I was at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted August 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 My friend texted me last night and sent me this pic. I think he's bringing it to school Monday to give it to me. Is it the same species as the last post? Note that this isn't my picture. (Photos deleted.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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