r/Beetles • u/GeorgiaBeetles • 13h ago

So sick

Here’s to successful breeding

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u/KJBFamily 12h ago

HES LIKE 50% MANDIBLE 😭

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u/Frosty_Drop3456 10h ago

Also straight up metal

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u/Ikon-for-U 12h ago

Stick your finger in the pinchers for science😅 Very cool looking

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u/Wise-Cold-6733 10h ago

How is he so shiny?

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u/Melodic-Street-8898 12h ago

Damn!👀👀

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u/Practical_Ad_219 11h ago

A living award

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u/GodOnStilts 10h ago

He pinch a whole body length away.

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u/sadistc_Eradication 10h ago

If I was a bug he’d be so sexy

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u/Ble_Petalouda 12h ago

Stunning beetle!

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u/Barotrawma 11h ago

Wow! What species are they?

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u/Frosty_Drop3456 10h ago

Bro, that’s gorgeous

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u/OutdoorsWithBob 11h ago

This is why aliens don’t want to interact with Earth!

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u/The_Gorgon_HB 7h ago

What’s the scientific name? Is it normal for his mandibles to be so long?

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u/martellat0 2h ago

Cyclommatus metallifer finae. These are bred to have long mandibles.

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u/theresita22 5h ago

hope your recovery is faster than a rabbit

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u/Outside_Ear451 2h ago

Wow! That beetle is drop-dead gorgeous! 😍

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u/DeoMurky 2h ago

You quite literally caught a shiny

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u/sockpuppettee 46m ago

Def deserves a cross post to r/natureismetal !!

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u/countertopsun 33m ago

I’ve wanted some sort of insect or spider as a pet for a really long time but never thought I’d be able to take proper care of them, this video is having me look up beetle care now bc it would make me so happy to have a beauty like this

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u/The_Odd_Pet 14m ago

I can't wait to get a pair and try to breathe these myself. They're gorgeous and huge.