Heaviest Beetles in the world, and some great others

[Ted]

lol.. nice.. big Mormolyce phylloides... mine is only 95 mm
I believe that Lucanidae to be Odontolabis siva parryi or siva... (it really depends on locale). I have one myself, self-collected at 106 mm
Chiasognathus granti on the last one for sure... unless it's the smaller pgymea subspecies

Oh yea, and i never heard of a Megasoma atlas =P
Oh, nearly forgot, E. gracilionis for that 5-horned

wow..i'm jealous..you caught a huge one!
awesome!
thanks for the sci name input..i wanted to make sure i was specific but couldnt find my species list offhand.

 

[Dorcus]

Chrysophora chrysochlora, Torynorrhina flammea flammea blue???? (very unsure about this one...), eh... i dont' know the Lucanidae - -... It looks like some Mesodonte form of a Odontolabis sp... I'll give it some thought..
I dont' know about the centoniidae ...

 

[Ted]

Chrysophora chrysochlora, Torynorrhina flammea flammea blue???? (very unsure about this one...), eh... i dont' know the Lucanidae - -... It looks like some Mesodonte form of a Odontolabis sp... I'll give it some thought..
I dont' know about the centoniidae ...

excellent!
the Chrysophora are amazing, arent they!?
the other large one with the five horns is indeed a Eupatorus Gracilicornis
yes, the blue one is a Flammea, blue!
the med sized stag is the Odontolabis Cypri
the largest stag is a Odontolabis dalmanni

 

[Stylopidae]

Wow, dude...those are incredible.

I've only seen pics of that one beetle (the oddest one) and have always wondered the latin name.

 

[ftorres]

another fantastic species..will have to find the name later..

Chiasonagtus granti. nice male

 

[beetleman]

HOLY FREAKIN MOLY!!!!!!!!!! i'm speechless all i can say is BEETLES ROCK BABY! awesome beetles every single 1 of them,thanks for sharing those pics of them. eh, keep em coming. yeah, you have got to get the titanus giganteaus.cool very cool:worship: :drool:

 

[Ted]

Wow, dude...those are incredible.

I've only seen pics of that one beetle (the oddest one) and have always wondered the latin name.

thanks!
yeah..those are one of my personal faves!

 

[Ted]

Chiasonagtus granti. nice male

exactly!..thanks for the assitance..i was drawing a blank..lol.

and thanks, beetleman..i am glad you guys are enjoying them.
beetles are my biggest passion, atm.

 

[Dorcus]

Is it just me, or is your C. granti a A2? (missing antenna) =P

 

[Ted]

Is it just me, or is your C. granti a A2? (missing antenna) =P

oh man..i had to go look.
no, its actually there..just bent downward at an odd angle..
lmao..good eye!

but did you notice that the megasoma is missing a tarsus?
i have it, and just need to reattach it.

 

[Dorcus]

lol... No, I was not drooling over your Megasoma as much as your C. granti.. haha.. jk jk... I have one, but it's the pygmea subspecies.

 

[Ted]

lol... No, I was not drooling over your Megasoma as much as your C. granti.. haha.. jk jk... I have one, but it's the pygmea subspecies.

haha..gotcha.
man, its so cool to meet folks who are well rounded, and enjoy all forms of life.
when i joined i was worried that it was all just T's, scorps, and related arachnids.
its been much more than that.

 

[Dorcus]

haha... I'm sure there are PLENTY of insect-lovers out there!
BTW... I should be getting a Anoplognathus viridiaeneus soon *very excited*

 

[Ted]

haha... I'm sure there are PLENTY of insect-lovers out there!
BTW... I should be getting a Anoplognathus viridiaeneus soon *very excited*

aussie right?
those are gorgeous..similar to our woodi's..awesome!

 

[Ted]

here are a few more..including the chalcosoma.

 

[Ted]

A different specimen of Gracilicornis, wings spread...i think this species looks really good in this mount.

 

[ftorres]

HEllo,
HEre are some of my giant beetles and others.
T giganteus

Unknown Long horn Peru

Giant Water bug Unknow sp Peru

 

[Mat]

Herer's one I reared earlier..............

Male Dynastes hercules lychi - approx 130mm - happily eating banana in his tank at the moment emerged from his pupa about 2 months ago.

I have a pair of Megasoma acteon sitting in their pupal cells at present, just waiting for them to emerge. I'm also rearing Chalcosoma atlas, C.caucasus and 10 Goliathus goliathus larvae - looking forward to when those turn into beetles.

 

[Ted]

freaking nice, you guys!!
i wished i could rear those myself..
awesome pics too!

..Ftorres..i want a Titanus...reaaal bad!:wall:

 

[beetleman]

HEllo,
HEre are some of my giant beetles and others.
T giganteus

Unknown Long horn Peru

Giant Water bug Unknow sp Peru

beautiful!! thanks for sharing!!:clap: