Pinchybug

Photo by my friend Scout.
(A stag beetle.)

...they look like something prehistoric and certainly are alarming when you see one. We found this one the other night when it was still 80 degrees and humid at 9:00 PM. Well, actually, [the youngest dog] found it, but was so curious that she didn't devour it right away, but stood and stared at it for awhile contemplating whether it was something to play with or snack on. Once we saw it, I of course screamed and ran in the house ... After I calmed myself and looked at it through the glass, I was able to muster the courage to photograph it.

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