Southwestern Ironclad Beetle - Zopherus nodulosus haldemani

[Drachenjager]

Found this guy today

 

[Ted]

i would really like that for my collection..
i havent seen one in years.
you willing to part with it?

you must live in central texas, yes?

 

[Drachenjager]

i would really like that for my collection..
i havent seen one in years.
you willing to part with it?

you must live in central texas, yes?

yes and yes lol actually i call where i live east Texas but i got this one near college station

 

[Ted]

the only one i have ever collected was in austin..it was pretty big, actually.
the thing is those guys are super tough..their elytra are nearly impossible to penetrate.
very cool beetles, they are!:clap:

 

[Drachenjager]

the only one i have ever collected was in austin..it was pretty big, actually.
the thing is those guys are super tough..their elytra are nearly impossible to penetrate.
very cool beetles, they are!:clap:

thus the moniker ironclad lol I have heard they can live over a year glued to a push pin on a board lol

 

[Ted]

thus the moniker ironclad lol I have heard they can live over a year glued to a push pin on a board lol

oh man..sounds like a hoot!Lol.
I am not patient enough to try that theory out..but will say that when i tried to mount the one i caught many years ago, i had to use a custom made drill bit to mount them.

 

[beetleman]

wow! i love those,very impressive beetle:clap:

 

[hermitman64]

Very, very nice find. :drool:

I can't seem to find much of anything in my neck of the woods, be it herp or invert.