r/whatisit • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 4h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing.

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u/AMJN90 4h ago edited 2h ago

It's a longhorn beetle. "Batocera parryi"

Edit: Thank you for the awards and upvotes, guys.

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u/pineappearl 4h ago

I thought it was a toy at first! Impressive as fuck. Iā€™m kinda frightened, kinda mesmerised lol.

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u/Ok_Ranger_1796 3h ago

Yeah I was praying it was one those moving bug toys from when I was a kid. šŸ˜±

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u/SectorAppropriate151 3h ago

That's how they get ya...

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u/CNorm77 3h ago

It is a toy. Look at how the legs are attached at the bottom and how it moves it's head up and down.

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u/TheSodomeister 3h ago

This is absolutely not a toy.

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u/clitbeastwood 1h ago

was hoping it was ai