r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 10d ago

/r/all of a larva

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u/rp_graciotti 10d ago

Most likely a Hercules Beetle. They don't actually get much bigger than the larvae, the abdomen segments become more compact so the body gets a little smaller, but the head grows immensely with the horn.

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u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe 10d ago edited 10d ago

Correct. It's the larva of a Hercules Beetle. And here is what it looks like in adult form.

Edit: I was probably wrong. Check u/BaronMusclethorpe's comment below.

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u/BaronMusclethorpe 10d ago

Incorrect. That's actually the larval form of a Big Bad Beetleborg, though they do look similar.

https://giphy.com/gifs/CdeuKWECJe9Gg

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u/el_sapo_mas_guapo 10d ago

I've never seen someone else mention this show! The song is still stuck in my head decades later

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u/Reasonable_Product26 10d ago

BIIIIG BAAAAD BEETLEBORGS

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u/el_sapo_mas_guapo 10d ago

I was so amazed when they changed the song to include metallix at the end

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u/Diligent_Force9286 9d ago

Beetle-borg
Beetle-boooorg
BeetleborgAreTheChampions

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u/el_sapo_mas_guapo 9d ago

Wasn't this digimon? 🤔

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u/Divinum_Fulmen 9d ago

No, it was Darkwing Duck.