If I entered the ugly bug contest this would be my pick. It's a meikever, or May bug, and it's got the freakiest look! These guys emerged a few weeks back and we got to see them bumbling around. They're huge -- it's amazing they can even get their big butts off the ground. Can you imagine this thing flying right at YOU?
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Hello Courtenay,
Here's another contestant, out for the moment...big (7,5cm for the male), beautiful (in my eyes), nocturnal and surprising :
The stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) Lucane Cerf-volant (in French). Learn more about it on
http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/stag_beetle.html
Mady
thanks Mady, i'll have to check it out - you always have a website to share!
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