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No, it’s not a squeaky shoe and it’s not the Fab Four. We’re talking about the fabulous horned Japanese rhinoceros beetle. That’s what you heard in that clip. And these beetles have a very interesting ...
* Japanese name:Kabutomushi * Scientific name:Allomyrina dichotoma * Description: One of the best-known and best-loved insects in Japan, this beetle is also one of the easiest to identify. Males ...
Taylor Piephoff, the Observer’s birding columnist, came across a winged creature so mighty it’s known as the rhinoceros of the beetle world. Piephoff photographed an eastern Hercules beetle at ...
Rhinoceros beetles show an amazing diversity in their horns, even within the same species (here, Trypoxlus dichotomus). Females lack horns, but males use them to fight each other. Horned Beetle ...
If they become established in North America, the DNR said there will be "serious environmental and economic impacts." ...
Visitors flock to the Hawaiian Islands for sun-soaked holidays filled with silky beaches, turquoise water, lush green hillsides — and naked palm trees missing their leafy crowns?
The greater one-horned rhino is the largest of the rhino species, with height ranging from 5.75 to 6.5 feet and weight ranging from 4,000 to 6,000 pounds. Appearance: ...
Male rhinoceros beetles (there are more than 300 species) are known for their huge horns, some of which can exceed the length of the rest of the beetle's body.
A greater one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, in March 2019. Krystof Kriz/CTK/AP. CNN — Things are looking up for the greater one-horned rhino.