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       Giganotosaurus/Ocypus olens (Devil's Coach Horse)
       By: Dutch Date: August 26, 2020, 9:25 pm
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       Giganotosaurus
       Image:
  HTML https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/1036-Giganotosaurus_4dc7.jpg
       Info: Meaning "Giant southern lizard" this theropod dinosaur was
       at least as long as and nearly as heavy as T. rex. More here:
  HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giganotosaurus
       Devil's coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens)
       Image:
  HTML https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/2e/e8/9e2ee8ce10b5a0ef66a9129e32afae40.jpg
       Size: 20-33 mm long
       Info: The Devil's coach horse is a large rove beetle that is one
       of the fiercest bugs on the planet. More here:
  HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_coach_horse_beetle
       and
  HTML https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-directory/devils-coach-horse/
       Damage type: Crush (jaws), Stab (jaws), Tackle (legs, body)
       Damage level: Giganotosaur-class (jaws),[sup][1][/sup]
       Giganotosaur-class (legs, body)
       Physical durability level: Low to mid Giganotosaur-class
       Venom durability level: Likely Giganotosaur-class[sup][2][/sup]
       Speed level: Ceratosaur-class
       Swimming ability level: Unknown; likely low Common-class
       Eyesight level: Ceratosaur-class
       Intelligence level: Beetle-class
       How to get: Under rocks and logs. They have been found at the
       Seibert's, Hanna's, and the old Patterson property.
       Care: Keep their soil moist. They like to eat worms, slugs,
       other beetles, and dead insects.
       Sources:
       [1]: Bit a Ceratosaurus
  HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/dinobugs-'wiki'/ceratosauruspterostichus-melanarius/msg17/#msg17<br
       />in half. Photos can be found here
  HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/dinobugs-www/giganotosaurus-vs-ceratosaurus/msg161/#msg161.
       [2]: Easilly tanked indirect hits from a large ground beetle's
       jaws:
  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ofjlOOkxOY
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