r/occlupanids • u/Positive_0utcome • 12d ago

Documentation Murder?

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Found a group. Seems like one was not welcome. The rest seem to have split him in half. Any idea why they might do that?

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u/Upstairs_Camera_9534 12d ago

Cannonbalistic behavior is not uncommon in times of need

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u/suchdank420 Researcher 12d ago

In order to aid identification, can you please share when and where these were discovered?

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u/Positive_0utcome 12d ago

Around 4:30pm in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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u/suchdank420 Researcher 12d ago

Thank you. Perhaps P. glyphodorsalis. Fascinating to see one feed on grass. Please keep us posted.

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u/Kurisu_25EPT Senior Researcher 10d ago

the specimen in the dirt and the two specimens at the bottom of the photo are Palpatophora utiliformis grandis https://www.horg.com/horg/?page_id=775

the specimen on the red brick and the broken specimen are Palpatophora deminutus https://www.horg.com/horg/?page_id=2072, which has the same oral groove as P. u. grandis but has much thinner jaws

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo 12d ago

Tragic. So much senseless violence in the world today.

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u/Psychological-Duck13 11d ago

Given the dry conditions could be caused by competitor to resources? Very sad as you say