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11/17/2011 09:36:32 AM · #1 |
My brother took a picture of this creature on his dock in Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the panhandle).
Can you identify it please? |
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11/17/2011 09:41:30 AM · #2 |
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11/17/2011 09:50:25 AM · #3 |
| Some type of beetle? maybe paul or ringo, i dunno |
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11/17/2011 09:52:16 AM · #4 |
Could it be a Wheel Bug?
It's too bad that he didn't get more pictures of it. A profile view might have confirmed that it is a Wheel Bug. |
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11/17/2011 10:05:14 AM · #5 |
Asian Longhorn Beetle The unique antennae are the key. Also called the citrus longhorn beetle.
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11/17/2011 11:13:19 AM · #6 |
| I would agree that it's a longhorn beetle, but don't think it's the Asian or the Citrus variety. There are however 1200 species of longhorn that live in North America so it could be a tough time to identify the right markings. |
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11/17/2011 11:21:09 AM · #7 |
I think this is the one... native to Florida so fits the area too.
Acanthocinus Nodosus (Lesser Pine Borer)
Message edited by author 2011-11-17 11:24:04. |
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11/17/2011 11:21:19 AM · #8 |
What a splendid creature! Would be fantastic on a hat (the longhorn beetle, I mean)
Message edited by author 2011-11-17 11:22:03. |
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11/17/2011 11:29:18 AM · #9 |
I find beetles fascinating. Such an array of complexity. I could look at them all day. My wife hates them though!
Here is the BugGuide link for the specific beetle that  yakatme is asking about. Clearly the one in the photograph your brother took is a female beetle :-)
Wikipedia reckons that there are more known species of beetle than any other order and beetles equate to 25% of all known life forms, 40% of all insects, and somewhere over 1 million different species of beetle. Like I said, fascinating :-)
Message edited by author 2011-11-17 11:35:53. |
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11/17/2011 11:42:41 AM · #10 |
Wow! Threads like this amaze me with all of the non-photography related information that our photographic community possesses.
Thanks very much for the replies. |
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