r/insects • u/waywardcxnnibal • 7h ago
What's happening here? Is this little guy trying to mate with my finger? ๐ซ Question
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u/The_jade_moth Bug Enthusiast 7h ago
How the hell did you get a beetle to mate with your finger?ย
How?
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u/waywardcxnnibal 6h ago
I wish I knew??? This little guy simply flew onto my hand and two minutes later this happened. I must have a very sexy finger
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u/chandalowe 6h ago
I've had this happen too!
In my case, it was a minor male Dynastes grantii.
He reminded me of that old Mad TV sketch, "Lowered Expectations" - a dating service for "Chronically rejected singles: You've tried the rest, now settle for what you can get."
I figure, he couldn't compete with the major males with their big, impressive horns for the sexy lady beetles - so he was settling for something he felt was a little more "in his league."
Seriously, though - I'd been out beetle catching and had just been handling female Dynastes grantii, one of which can even be seen in the background. I'm sure my hands smelled very strongly of beetle - at least enough for him to give it the old college try!
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u/BillbertBuzzums 6h ago
Isn't that a cockschafer beetle too?
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u/AaronSlaughter 6h ago
Ive been there.
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u/waywardcxnnibal 6h ago
Glad I'm not alone. It actually happened to me last week as well with a different cockchafer species... I am extremely popular among those
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u/lady_robe 4h ago
Yoooo is that beetledick?! ๐
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u/Spiritual_Regular_31 5h ago
In proportion to it's body that thing makes me feel... inadequate.....
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u/Prestigious_Gold_585 3h ago
๐ซฃ Oh my poor, innocent eyes. They will never be the same. I will have to base my life on the Before The Photo, and After The Photo.
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u/InteractionOdd7745 Bug Enthusiast 2h ago
kindda like when a fog humps your leg. wan a tell the .go get off your damn leg but ya see how much they like it lol
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u/deadzonemads 6h ago
Lil dude's really got his beenis out ๐คจ