O-Trap
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Jun 25, 2012 1:09pm
Obvii.se-alum;1211105 wrote:It's obviously a Prionus Californicus.
sleeper
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Jun 25, 2012 1:16pm
I don't really understand why he would kill it. There are only a few reasons to kill something(at least with insects): A) you feel threatened that it may cause damage to you and your loved ones or B) the pest is causing severe stress on your every day life.It was already outside. It was on the side of the house, as per the first post. I still would have caught it and given it to the local university.
A bug outside, especially something as harmless as a beetle, should be left alone.
O-Trap
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Jun 25, 2012 1:21pm
His first response to the question "what is it" was that it was a wood-borer beetle. Those are typically destructive.sleeper;1211157 wrote:I don't really understand why he would kill it. There are only a few reasons to kill something(at least with insects): A) you feel threatened that it may cause damage to you and your loved ones or B) the pest is causing severe stress on your every day life.
A bug outside, especially something as harmless as a beetle, should be left alone.
brutus161
Posts: 1,686
Jun 25, 2012 1:23pm
This was outside my office last week. It's an Asian Rhino Beetle.
sleeper
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Jun 25, 2012 1:23pm
So, none of the above. I mean to each his own, but you won't find me killing beetles or pitbulls any time soon.O-Trap;1211162 wrote:His first response to the question "what is it" was that it was a wood-borer beetle. Those are typically destructive.
O-Trap
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Jun 25, 2012 1:29pm
Me neither. C'est la vie.sleeper;1211169 wrote:So, none of the above. I mean to each his own, but you won't find me killing beetles or pitbulls any time soon.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jun 25, 2012 1:44pm
Reserving my opinion till LJ divulges his vast experience with this creature and all similar bugs.
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vball10set
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Jun 25, 2012 1:48pm
this made me lol--reps for that, and that alonesleeper;1210824 wrote:I'll wait for LJ to tell us what it is. I think he has a pHD in entomology from Brown.
j_crazy
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Jun 25, 2012 2:02pm
sleeper;1210824 wrote:I'll wait for LJ to tell us what it is. I think he has a pHD in entomology from Brown.
Damn beat me.
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 25, 2012 2:07pm
It's the new drone they are testing, did it bleed when he smashed it?:laugh:
O-Trap
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Jun 25, 2012 2:15pm
Mostly black, green, and white goo, along with lots of little exoskeleton pieces.JTizzle;1211261 wrote:It's the new drone they are testing, did it bleed when he smashed it?:laugh:
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JTizzle
Posts: 366
Jun 25, 2012 2:38pm
Yup Ethanol gel and silicon gotta be part of the hybrid experiment lol