Then today Caitlin was in the basement and we heard her say, "Mom, can you come here?" So Mom went downstairs, and there was Snowball in front of the wardrobes, only she wasn't a mouse; she was in fact a female Eastern Hercules Beetle.
Brave Mom managed to get Snowball into a jar for us to admire and figure out what kind of beetle she was.
Caitlin retreated to the pool table while Mom tried to catch Snowball.
(next to a quarter)
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I just read this off Google:The eastern Hercules beetle, relatively common in Arkansas, .... with brilliant yellow spines warns potential predators of its poisonous qualities.And this somewhere else:Whether this beetle is actually poisonous or distasteful is not known.
I know whether it is distasteful....
wow. and MOM caught it? most impressive
you guys might have found this site already: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/hercules/rearing/rearing.htm
and...that didn't work. well, just paste this and take out the space after beetles:
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles
/hercules/rearing/rearing.htm
she will eat your rotten fruit for you!
I've already figured that out.
I think this is the biggest of the little animals I've ever seen
Time to set him free.....
The critter is interesting, but Caitlin is pretty adorable perched on the pool table : ) Great shot, Bethany!
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