scarab beetle

6123 Hi There –  I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba & found this 2 inch × 1.6 inch huge beetle on the sidewalk outside of my apartment a few days ago. It’s been quite humid all week & rather hot. Never seen a beetle this large ever, let alone in the Canadian prairies before. Where might it have originated from? How old might it be or live to be?  Thank you so much! All the Best, Tann 

Like nos. 6109 and 6105, this is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the genus Osmoderma; see https://tinyurl.com/y9bs48g3 for an example. Their known range extends well up into Canada. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.