Biggest beetle I have ever found, ID

[prang11]

I caught this beetle last night on the back porch of my dads house. It isnt from around my area thats for sure because I have never seen one in my life. Atleast not this big. It is about 2.5-3 inchs long.

If anyone keeps these can you please tell me what they eat and best setup for them.

 

[ORION_DV8]

That is a Cerambycid beetle or Longhorn, they are relative of the better know Wood Sawyer. Looks like a Prionus, the larvae are wood borers, not too sure as to what the adults eat, cool lookin beetle in any case

cheers
ORION

 

[Dark Raptor]

Another Prionus

Look here:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=48805

As I remember adults don't eat anything (like P. coriarius in Europe).

 

[Dark Raptor]

And You've got male... so try to find female for him
I think you should release him. Cerambycid beetles are too difficult to keep and breed. I was succesfull with only 2 - 3 small species.