Gallery description : hercules beetle

Hercules Beetle (dynastes hercules) grows 4cm - 17cm (1.5in - 6.7in). Hercules Beetle usually inhabits tropical rainforest. It has a shell skin type. The preferred food type is omnivore.

Facts about hercules beetles
NameHercules Beetle
KingdomAnimalia
FamilyScarabaeidae
Distinctive FeaturesHard, armoured shell and horn-like pincers
OrderColeoptera
ColourBlack, brown, green, blue, white, yellow
PredatorsBats, rats, birds
Main PreyDecaying wood, fruit, leaves
Conservation StatusThreatened
PhylumArthropoda
Average Litter Size100
Common NameHercules beetle
Scientific NameDynastes hercules
HabitatTropical rainforest
Skin TypeShell
GenusDynastes
ClassInsecta
Number of Species13
Size (L)4cm - 17cm (1.5in - 6.7in)
DietOmnivore
Image Details
Description Hercules beetle. hercules beetle
Width 973 pixels
Heigh 691 pixels
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