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Carim Nahaboo on Instagram: "Just some big and beautiful Goliath beetles (Goliathus goliatus, males). These aren't completely perfect but they're old specimens I've had for a long time which I used for various references and recently decided to spread them for framing as I no longer need them and they'll be a very nice part of someone else's collection. EDIT, these are now sold Goliath beetles have always fascinated me, not only for their sheer size and markings but their larval development too and the endless variation there is within the named species. (I have only drawn a handful of the most typical forms for my Goliathus compilation prints). They were also some of the very first exotic insects I ever had as specimens and prepared and set myself, which really got me hooked if I was
The .Gif Friday Post No.185 – 80 Beetles
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Триба Callichromatini: Aromia orientalis Plav., 1934 - автор фото П.В.Романцов
Триба Callichromatini: Aromia orientalis Plav., 1934 - автор фото П.В.Романцов