tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193255699108609509.post7257373700913564170..comments2023-12-19T04:27:09.435-08:00Comments on ~*~: Huge Bug!Susan Beaucheminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12603806959873249854noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193255699108609509.post-11002691449633267522008-06-08T06:17:00.000-07:002008-06-08T06:17:00.000-07:00It's a big family. All I have here that covers you...It's a big family. All I have here that covers your region is Peterson's Field Guide to Beetles, and though they have a 2-3/8" Ponderous Borer, Ergates spiculatus, which they say is the largest western beetle, it's not yours. (The pronotum is the wrong shape.)But you've got the photo (and your painting), and someday someone will recognize it...Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193255699108609509.post-19172848278092138972008-06-07T08:24:00.000-07:002008-06-07T08:24:00.000-07:00Hi Susan--I think you're right in that it is a mem...Hi Susan--I think you're right in that it is a member of the long horn beetles--When I looked it up, I found beetles that looked like mine, but it didn't tell how big they could be.Susan Beaucheminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603806959873249854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193255699108609509.post-46292193671386287872008-06-05T08:11:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:11:00.000-07:00Wow! Big beetle -- not a cockroach, for sure. My g...Wow! Big beetle -- not a cockroach, for sure. My guess is that it's one of the many longhorn beetles, family Cerambycidae. (Sayr-um-BISS-ehdee) But a California entomologist (try your extension agent or state entomologist) would probably i.d. this in a second. Cool.<BR/><BR/>from a Vermont artist-naturalist<BR/>(& big fan of your work & blog!)Susan Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249426819285565971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193255699108609509.post-40800261098177975622008-06-05T07:48:00.000-07:002008-06-05T07:48:00.000-07:00I know, I stood there and said, "OH my god",oh MY ...I know, I stood there and said, "OH my god",oh MY god, oh my GOD, OH MY GOD!" My granddaughter probably thought it WAS my god. When she saw it she stepped backwards and said, "HUGE!"Susan Beaucheminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603806959873249854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193255699108609509.post-1036919092263392592008-06-05T06:29:00.000-07:002008-06-05T06:29:00.000-07:00AGH!!!!!!That IS a humdinger! Big as yer finger! C...AGH!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>That IS a humdinger! <BR/>Big as yer finger! <BR/>Crazy!<BR/><BR/>Bigger than a June Bug, our biggest beetle out east (I think...)<BR/><BR/>Great painting!martha millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847828956846494958noreply@blogger.com