22.7.05

Beetle


I was out in the Garden dead heading some roses when I came across this beetle. I don't think I have ever seen a Beetle of any kind the whole time I have lived in Chicago. When I lived in Northern Arizona there would be these huge Beetles, the kind that look like Rhinoceroses that would come out at night. I always wanted to capture some and keep them in a container but felt bad about taking them from their natural habitat. I have seen some dead one selling framed in shops for about two hundred dollars.