Brown rhinoceros beetle
The brown rhinoceros beetle is a big, shiny beetle in dark red, brown or black. The males have two forked horns on the front of their body, like a rhino. They use these horns to push away rival males.
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Fun facts
When it is disturbed, it hisses by rubbing the tip of its tail end against the edge of its wing cases.
A mother lays her eggs in rotting logs, such as old coconut logs.
The grub can take many months, or even two years, to grow up.
Adult beetles only live for a few months.
Farmers do not like it, because it damages coconut palms and many other crops.
Most asked questions about Brown rhinoceros beetle
?Is the brown rhinoceros beetle dangerous?
No. It is harmless to people, although it can hiss when disturbed.
?How big is the brown rhinoceros beetle?
It is about 3.5 to 7 centimetres long. Males are bigger than females.
?What are the horns of the rhinoceros beetle for?
Males use their horns to fight and push away other males.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Xylotrupes gideon
- Named by
- Linnaeus, 1767
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Scarabaeidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Xylotrupes gideon (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by JohnSka. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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