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Posted: 1/13/2013 4:36:24 AM EST
The Titan beetle, (Titanus giganteus) is a neotropical longhorn beetle and one of the largest beetles known to man. Adults can grow up to 6.5 inches (16.7 cm) in length and their short, curved and sharp mandibles can snap pencils in half and cut into human flesh. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 4:37:51 AM EST
[#1]
I welcome our titanic overlords.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 4:39:24 AM EST
[#2]
I wonder how far it would go if I hit it with my 3 wood.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 5:42:29 AM EST
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Posted: 1/13/2013 5:44:45 AM EST
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I wonder how far it would go if I hit it with my 3 wood. I was thinking a 5 iron but I broke mine and need a new one. 3 wood will have to do. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 5:50:03 AM EST
[#5]
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Kill it with fire!! |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 5:54:48 AM EST
[#6]
Pictured: Grin after seeing one in his house:
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Posted: 1/13/2013 6:03:18 AM EST
[#7]
Before someone ask...17 HMR?
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Posted: 1/13/2013 6:03:37 AM EST
[#8]
That could hold a whole handful of worms in it's belly.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 6:31:50 AM EST
[#9]
Is this another winner from Africa?
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Posted: 1/13/2013 6:34:18 AM EST
[#10]
Strap one of those on each foot and you have a South American Segway.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 6:42:01 AM EST
[#11]
I'm sure those were the little guys so many million years ago.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 6:49:02 AM EST
[#12]
What does it eat, pencils or humans?
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:07:49 AM EST
[#13]
Oh and it can also fly.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:08:49 AM EST
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Oh and it can also fly. imagine that hitting you in the head while driving a motorcycle |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:13:45 AM EST
[#15]
Cook 'em like lobsters?
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:14:06 AM EST
[#16]
"If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles." - J.S. Haldane
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:15:39 AM EST
[#17]
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Strap one of those on each foot and you have a South American Segway. 
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:16:02 AM EST
[#18]
Actaeon beetle
Its armor is so tough you can't crush it with your foot: 
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:19:26 AM EST
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Actaeon beetle Its armor is so tough you can't crush it with your foot: http://www.godofinsects.com/files/1412/7622/4585/072700_23_17.jpg Shit! I wouldn't try to crush that sucker with your foot. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:32:37 AM EST
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Oh and it can also fly. Does it run backwards too  . 
Better yet, does it give a shit? |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:49:31 AM EST
[#21]
Quoted: Actaeon beetle Its armor is so tough you can't crush it with your foot: http://www.godofinsects.com/files/1412/7622/4585/072700_23_17.jpg I have a tool just for that!  |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:51:48 AM EST
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Actaeon beetle Its armor is so tough you can't crush it with your foot: http://www.godofinsects.com/files/1412/7622/4585/072700_23_17.jpg Reason alone to CCW. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:55:27 AM EST
[#23]
Quoted: Before someone ask...17 HMR? Fuck that, think skeet/trap. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:58:57 AM EST
[#24]
Take off.
Nuke the sight from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 7:59:07 AM EST
[#25]
Perfect pet for an apartment dweller.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 8:00:36 AM EST
[#26]
Looks like a good theft deterrant. Imagine a thief entering your house seeing a couple dozen of those roaming freely around.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 8:10:33 AM EST
[#27]
Finally...something the Taurus Judge is suited for.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 8:22:42 AM EST
[#28]
I welcome our new Hercules Beetle overlords!
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Posted: 1/13/2013 8:35:56 AM EST
[#29]
Not a beetle, but I found this guy while on a hike on the Osa Peninsula in Cost Rica. I couldn't believe how much it actually weighed sitting there in my hand.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 8:37:43 AM EST
[#30]
Damn, Nature, you scary!
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Posted: 1/13/2013 8:46:40 AM EST
[#31]
cool
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Posted: 1/13/2013 11:33:02 AM EST
[#32]
Bump for the squealers.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 11:39:53 AM EST
[#33]
Lots of good protein there. I wonder what is the best way to cook them?
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Posted: 1/13/2013 11:43:41 AM EST
[#34]
Butter, garlic, chili powder... but I'd have to be desperate to eat one.
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Posted: 1/13/2013 11:54:27 AM EST
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Lots of good protein there. I wonder what is the best way to cook them? I try not to attempt to cook anything that could put me in the pot. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 11:58:26 AM EST
[#36]
Are they edible?
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Posted: 1/13/2013 12:00:06 PM EST
[#37]
Cool thread.
I dislike most bugs, but some of those beetles are pretty cool; I've been fascinated by them since I was a little kid. I once picked up a large stag beetle, about two inches long, and showed it to my enthralled children. Drawing from my memory bank of nearly infinite entomological wisdom, I explained that those "scary"-looking mandibles were actually quite harmless, and were used simply for show; to attract mates and intimidate rival males. My children listened intently. As did the beetle, just before it clamped down on the end of my index finger, about a half-inch from the tip. I swear the mandibles each penetrated the bone and touched each in the center of my finger!
I screamed like a woman and hurled the little fucker across the room in a stream of my own gushing blood.
Come to think of it, I don't really care for beetles all that much afterall... 
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Posted: 1/13/2013 12:07:46 PM EST
[#38]
Nah, .218 Bee or .22 Hornet
Quoted:
Before someone ask...17 HMR? |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 12:08:51 PM EST
[#39]
if I saw that shit I would run. No fucking doubt about it I would run, leave the women and children behind and run..
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Posted: 1/13/2013 12:08:57 PM EST
[#40]
great, now I have another future pet on the wish list
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Posted: 1/13/2013 12:26:14 PM EST
[#41]
Good in the ring too:
Japanesebugfights.com |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 1:00:50 PM EST
[#42]
 I want to breed wetas for size and disposition |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 1:06:51 PM EST
[#43]
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great, now I have another future pet on the wish list They don't live long. |
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Posted: 1/13/2013 4:22:52 PM EST
[#44]
well, the grubs live for awhile, but they are not much fun
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