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Post by 58chevy on Nov 4, 2019 7:01:41 GMT -8
About 10 to 15 years ago, an 86mm D. granti was advertised for sale ($40) in the classifieds of this website. It sold almost immediately, but the ad was there long enough to catch my attention. It's the biggest I've ever heard of. Does anybody know who posted the ad or who bought the beetle? Has anybody seen other D. granti specimens over 80mm advertised recently?
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Post by evra on Nov 4, 2019 16:20:16 GMT -8
I collected an 80mm male this summer. It's by far the largest wild specimen I have ever seen.
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Post by bichos on Nov 5, 2019 2:18:37 GMT -8
Ive seen granti hybrids bred in Japan and large pure granti also. Not sure of the actual sizes tho. I'll look it up
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Post by 58chevy on Nov 5, 2019 7:39:07 GMT -8
Evra, where did you collect the 80mm specimen?
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Post by evra on Nov 26, 2019 15:52:51 GMT -8
Navajo Co., AZ. There were 150-200 D. granti on the sheet that night, which is interesting because I was collecting moths not beetles. It was the most I've ever seen in one night. Typically it's 25-50.
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Post by 58chevy on Nov 26, 2019 16:44:02 GMT -8
What month? Had it recently rained? What time of night did they start coming in? What time did they quit?
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Post by evra on Nov 26, 2019 18:06:06 GMT -8
August 31. I believe it had rained that afternoon. They start flying around 8:15 and go to about 10:30. About half male and half female. I didn’t collect any females to minimize the impact to the population. I already gave the 80mm specimen away to another collector as well as a lot of the others.
They are remarkably strong. I was careless handling them with about 4 major males in my hands at once and got my small finger pinched in between the cephalic and thoractic horns. It hurt.
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Post by lolsadboi on Mar 12, 2020 22:18:38 GMT -8
Sorry this is a few months late, but I'm wondering, where specifically in Navajo Co. did you find that insane amount of Grantii?
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Post by leptraps on Mar 13, 2020 1:40:57 GMT -8
I have seen an actual specimen much less a photograph of a Dynastes granti.
Is this beast found in the USA?
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Post by lolsadboi on Mar 13, 2020 11:32:15 GMT -8
Yes, they live across the national forests of north-central Arizona to the sky islands and down into northern Sinaloa, Mexico, although they are most common in Northern Arizona. You can also find them across the National Forests in New Mexico, but they are much less common, and you can find them near the Zion National Park in Utah, as well. They are protected in Utah, though.
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