josh_r
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D. grantioh you guys are going to love these photos! the last 3 took me 2 hours to take. pain in the butt, but well worth the effort!
that last one is my favorite for sure! i was lucky to get that one!
-josh
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What
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I think this is the first time I have seen pictures of a beetle in flight. I can understand the frustration for photo stuff. 
Try working with spiders that are <1/4" and lightning fast.
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Bastian Drolshagen
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those photos are GREAT!
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josh_r
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i took about 100 photos of this thing flying around the light in my room and these were the only 3 that turned out. it was very difficult to do
-josh
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NBond1986
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awesome pics man.
that first picture in flight is my favorite one. came out almost perfect.
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Paradox51483
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AWESOME PICS!!!
I want it!
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Celeste
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Gorgeous beetles! You got any extras you might want to part with...?
-- Celeste
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ftorres
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Oh boy,
Josh you were not kidding.
I have some pics too of one of my males mating on my hand and when I got the female away after they were done he follow with my finger.
Nice pics, I had one crash with my head once in my living room trying to achive such a shot.
Celeste, I will be going to Arizona this Summer, I will try to bring back some D granti.
they fly from late june to september, I have seen them ealier and as late as october.
thanks josh
francisco
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NBond1986
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| ftorres wrote: | males mating on my hand
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Go wash your hands! 
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vixvy
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Don't forget to wash your hands you might get pregnant and be gravid.
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Ronin
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Incredible pics. I want one.  Thanks for sharing Josh.
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josh_r
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thanx guys! i appreciate it. these guys seem to be most common in august. they are thick here. some of the males are so large that they sound like a helocpter when in flight! when they fly into the lights at night, they hit the ground with such force, you swear they would crack in half! i friend of mine was waling in williams one night and he got hit in the back of the head by something resembling the feeling of a golf ball. he said it hurt like crazy. he turned around to expect someone throwing stuff at him and instead, found i giant granti on its back just behind him. these beetles are very amusing! and if you arent careful with the males, like ftorres says, they WILL mate with your hand! ::lol::!
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Paradox51483
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If I had known they were from AZ when I lived there I would have grabbed some!!!!
Send me some josh!!! PLEASE!!!
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