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Horned passalus (Odontotaenius disjunctus)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    This one triggers me, since I have this one unidentified from Colombia having some similarities:

    Lengthy beetle perched on leaf, Santa María, Colombia It seems shaped like a Click Beetle, but I'm not sure. It is lengthy, has a ridged abdomen, and appears to have brown fur on parts of its body. Boyacá,Colombia,Santa María,South America,World
     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    1. View Joe Spandrusyszyn's profile
      Joe Spandrusyszyn
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      Very similar looking... but furrier and no horn.

      If you have any shots from above...
      http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Passalidae/Passalidae-Key/PassalidaeK.html       Posted 8 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Very interesting page, thanks. I do have a frontal view, but it's not clear enough to be precise in matching it with those keys. Posted 8 years ago

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The Horned Passalus Beetle

Odontotaenius disjunctus is a saproxylic beetle in the family Passalidae (bess beetles) which can grow to just over an inch-and-a-half long, weigh 1-2 grams and are capable of pulling 50 times their own weight.

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Species identified by Joe Spandrusyszyn
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By Joe Spandrusyszyn

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Uploaded Nov 10, 2016. Captured in Fallen Log Crossing, Windermere, FL 34786, USA.
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  • ILCE-6300
  • f/9.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO6400
  • 0.00786163mm