I'll see your huge spider find(s) and raise you...

mrk · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:41

...the mothership of all beetles :O

I was taking photos of my sunflower and other stuff in the sun (see here) when I almost stepped on it. It was already dead but looked like a toy at first. Curious, I poked it a bit and then took it home to photograph xD

It was the length of about 3 normal sized grapes and a bit fatter than one too. It had some weight to it as well and is pretty tough (although everyone should know this already

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...Let me guess, and wash it down with my own ****? :eek:

Cosimo · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:48

That looks tasty.

SideWinder · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:49

Question is, would you cover it in ketchup or dip it in ketchup?

Elixir · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:49

Pic of it next to something for scale? I know you've described it but it's hard to envisage...

SideWinder · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:50

Elixir said:
Pic of it next to something for scale? I know you've described it but it's hard to envisage...

Do you have any grapes close by...?

V4NT0M · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:51

We have no scale!

Cosimo · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:52

Elixir said:
Pic of it next to something for scale? I know you've described it but it's hard to envisage...

It does look a bit too large.

Moothead2 · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:53

I don't understand the title :confused:

Dr. Pain · 7 Aug 2011 at 12:56

Grr, why didnt you put something in the pic for scale??

Im so angry about it im off to loot some shops and paint my face black.

Cosimo · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:02

Moothead2 said:
I don't understand the title

He wants to see your huge spider.

mrk · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:13

Hmm thinking back I guess a scale pic could have been useful. I'll have to find it later if I can, I threw it back into the garden

benneh · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:14

Needs moar scale. Photography fail. Chuck a 2p in the mix.

Elixir · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:19

C'mon guys it's as long as 3 normal sized grapes, how much clearer does the description need to be?

darael · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:31

Small grapes or big grapes?

ojrules · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:47

may fly? either that or a queen wasp, my dad kills them for a living

Edrof · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:49

Is the beetle to scale with Bear Grylls?!?!

Dr.EM · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:55

I too want to see it next to a 2p piece. I can't quite believe it's as big as described!

mithrandir · 7 Aug 2011 at 14:08

For those you cannot imagine three grapes, here is an artist's impression

Elixir · 7 Aug 2011 at 14:12

mithrandir said:
For those you cannot imagine three grapes, here is an artist's impression

Are you sure they're normal sized grapes? They look slightly below normal to me.

Magik5 · 7 Aug 2011 at 14:23

Thats a female stag beetle, the males look like this: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=stag+beetle&tbm=isch

Used to get them in my garden a lot, havent seen one in ages now though