Titanus giganteus 160mm male and 138mm male
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TITANUS GIGANTEUS 160mm and 138mm. French Guiana, Kaw and Belizon. Picture tells the story, exceptional and fresh specimens. Scientific data included. is your chance to own a large and extra large well prepared museum quality specimen of the worlds largest beetle species. It is also regarded as one of the largest insects to have ever lived. The larger of the two is exceptionally rare. Any beetle this size is almost impossible to see for sale. This is the only time I ever saw one like it offered. I use them for photo reference and after having photographed them I'm offering them for sale to buy better computer and camera gear. Beetles will be double boxed for secure shipping. Will ship worldwide. Additional images added for showing the underside and side view of the beetles. Something to consider about live length verses dead length. When the beetles were in the relaxer, moist and pliable for taxidermy positioning, they were actually 2-3 mm longer. The abdominal segments, abdomen/thorax tissue join, thorax/head tissue join and jaw tissue were all edemic with water, making each connection a fraction of a millimeter longer. At live length, the larger of the two could have been up to 163/4 mm long depending on behavior as in "about to fly," ready to fight," "approaching a mate" and so on. This is my best guess because no
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