Family Cerambycidae
These are extremely large beetles reaching 90mm in length. This specimen is 70mm (Nearly 3”).
They are nocturnal and use those massive mandibles to prey on smaller insects.
I have been searching for one for a long time now and found it against the wall in the bathroom.
Terrible mouth... We are luck it is a small creature. Sometimes I try to imagine what could be a creature like this 1000 times bigger. A nightmare...
ReplyDeleteAndréa Myburgh
ReplyDeleteFound one in Hoedspruit in January 2017
8cm long