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Rhinoceros Beetle

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Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetlesunicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known

Rhinoceros beetles are herbivorous insects named for the horn-like projections on and around the males’ heads. Most are black, gray, or greenish in color, and some are covered in soft hairs. Another name given to some of these insects is the Hercules beetle, because they possess a strength of Herculean proportion. Source

Location: Choa Chu Kang – March 2022

Photos below is female Rhinoceros Beetle

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