This Horned Passalus was making its way very slowly and gracefully over a fallen tree branch by the path just opposite the pool. The temperature was about 45 F which probably explains why it was moving so slowly. It had lost one antenna. When I picked it up to photograph the remaining antenna, it doggedly continued its steady pace across my hand. When I placed it back on the log, it simply moved on to the leaf litter as if nothing had happened.
The beetle…
The antenna…Click on an image to view a larger image
Identification resources:
- Bug Guide: Horned Passalus (Odontotaenius disjunctus) [Beetle] [Antenna]
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I am not a microbiologist..don't think I could have made it through all the science after I led a high school protest against dissecting frogs..I'm a retired special education teacher but very interested in what goes on in my yard and to my delight, there is always something... My low tech COS
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I think I've also seen these common-named "patent-leather beetles."
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