Post by trehopr1 on Oct 28, 2021 10:50:48 GMT -8
I found this specimen many years ago in the
collection of a deceased beetle enthusiast.
It is clean and un-damaged and has its legs
tucked neatly underneath. I've been meaning
to work with it a little so it does not appear
so "scientifically" pinned to maximize space.
Anyway, the species is Xylotrupes gideon and
other than being a healthy sized (male) its
probably common. However, what really makes
this item intriguing is the data.
Looking upon the data I can just imagine some
Allied soldier coming across this large fellow on
a locust tree; realizing how exotic it must have
looked (to him) in that time AND place.
He must of had an interest in insects (some point
in his life) to have taken this fellow as a specimen
of his travels. Whether, the collector lived to tell
about it is now in the pages of history.
But, here this lone beetle stands as testament of
its capture at a time and place when humankind
struggled with itself and for the preservation of
its own sanity...
collection of a deceased beetle enthusiast.
It is clean and un-damaged and has its legs
tucked neatly underneath. I've been meaning
to work with it a little so it does not appear
so "scientifically" pinned to maximize space.
Anyway, the species is Xylotrupes gideon and
other than being a healthy sized (male) its
probably common. However, what really makes
this item intriguing is the data.
Looking upon the data I can just imagine some
Allied soldier coming across this large fellow on
a locust tree; realizing how exotic it must have
looked (to him) in that time AND place.
He must of had an interest in insects (some point
in his life) to have taken this fellow as a specimen
of his travels. Whether, the collector lived to tell
about it is now in the pages of history.
But, here this lone beetle stands as testament of
its capture at a time and place when humankind
struggled with itself and for the preservation of
its own sanity...
