Identify my huge bug, please.
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Kind of hard to tell from the photos, but possibly a female broad necked root borer. very large beetle about as big as a rhinocerous beetle. The males have large mandibles that look menacing, but used for territorial disputes. Not gonna say that its 100% for sure, but a possibility going by the general shape and size.
Looks like a June bug to me... Harmless, but kinda gross.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophaga
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophaga
June Bug
The June Bugs I remember playing with as a child looked like a Japanese Beetle on steroids. We'd tie a length of sewing thread to a hind leg and let it fly around on a leash. Eventually they'd escape. One day I saw one of grandma's chickens walking around with a thread hanging out of its beak.
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June bug seems to fit. I didn't know they got that big.
Yep, June bug, where in Va are ya?
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Warrenton in Fauquier County.
I thought when you said huge you meant huge: 
Very friendly by all accounts. The burrowing cockroach; it is found in Northern Australia.
Our local variety isn't quite so large, but still pretty hefty, the Drymaplaneta communis or Common Shining cockroach. They average around the 1.5 - 2 inch mark. They get inside the house a lot and lurk around gardens. Good fun to watch people reacting to them.
Very friendly by all accounts. The burrowing cockroach; it is found in Northern Australia.
Our local variety isn't quite so large, but still pretty hefty, the Drymaplaneta communis or Common Shining cockroach. They average around the 1.5 - 2 inch mark. They get inside the house a lot and lurk around gardens. Good fun to watch people reacting to them.
Correction from my previous post, I do not think it is a June bugs, they do not get 2" long, maybe be female hercules beetle.
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Not sure. It's not a June Bug. The shape isn't right, and June Bugs certainly don't get that big. Based on what I found than can be found locally, Id say maybe a Brown-Hooded Cockroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus) They can get up to 1.25 inches long. Possibly another roach species?
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It's definitely a beetle and I may have overestimated the size. Absolutely longer than an inch though.
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Just got confirmation from the wife. She says it is the Hercules beetle. She also tells me she looked it up years ago with our son and maybe I might have thought of asking her since she has a masters in forestry and wildlife and might be expected to know something about this but noooooooo, there's probably a better answer on a forum dedicated to shaving and doesn't that make sense.
Gonna be lonely tonight.
Goodness that is funny.... It also sounds exactly like something I would do. It's a good thing there is a comfy couch in my living room.
But sometimes you don't want a quick answer from the experts... sometimes you want to have a conversation with friends!
