#prionus

[cnestus]

That 'bycid grub I picked up last November is still doing fine if anyone was curious. It seems entirely uninterested in pupating but also doesn't seem unhappy in any way I can tell either, so uh, keep on grubbin' away little dude I guess

[herpsandbirds]

Found at Blue Lake Resort - near Boston Bar - British Columbia

He raised his antlers at me and started hissing and flying. Quite the impressive gentleman.

BIG ASS BEETLE ID - BC, CAN:

Henlo, yessss, this looks to be a California Root Borer (Prionus californicus), family Cermabycidae.

Prionus californicus - Wikipedia

Species Prionus californicus - California Root Borer - BugGuide.Net

[onenicebugperday]

@glitchyartist​ submitted: Big beetle in California that showed up in our laundry room. Cats for scale.

Now you’ve got three cats! :) Looks like a California root borer, which is a type of longhorn beetle.

[onenicebugperday]

@visormessages​ submitted: Powerful king (I have no idea what they are)

RIP, beautiful friend! I can’t tell you which species without a location but it’s a prionid beetle, which is a type of longhorn :)

[speciesofleastconcern]

More urban species of the sidewalk

While walking the dogs in a light rain, we came across this beetle on the sidewalk. She's fully 2 inches long, even without her pheromone wafting ovipositor extended. Her posture reminds me of the giant beetles in Starship Troopers who, while on another planet, blasted earth with long range energy pulses out of the back of their abdomens. After I botherated her for the pictures, she started to march off. I picked her up and released her in my yard. According to Jenn Forman-Orth, this is likely the broad-necked root borer Prionus laticollis. This beetle is named for its larva, a fat white grub that chews through the roots of several different varieties of trees and shrubs. Males are much smaller beetles, sometimes encountered at porch lights, while females are flightless giants ("or nearly so" according to bugguide.net).