insects

Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa eacus) Burmeister, 1847 (by urjsa on Flickr)

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Rhinocerous Beetle (Golofa aegon) (Drury, 1773) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

Beetle Coleoptera Coleopteraus Columbia Golofa Golofa aegon Insect Käfer Scarabaeidae Südamerika aegon Rhinoceros Beetles Dynastinae

3 ay önce

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Melanesian Rhinoceros Beetle (Scapanes australis brevicornis) Sternberg, 1908 (by urjsa on Flickr)

Coleoptera Coleopteraus Käfer Beetle Insect ScarabaeidaeScapanes australis brevicornis Scapanes australis Papua Neuguinea Indonesien Indonesia Südostasien

3 ay önce

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Melanesian Rhinoceros Beetle (Scapanes australis brevicornis) Sternberg, 1908 (by urjsa on Flickr)

Coleoptera Coleopteraus Käfer Beetle Insect Scarabaeidae Scapanes australis brevicornis Scapanes australis Papua Neuguinea Batanta Südostasien

3 ay önce

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Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 male (by urjsa on Flickr)

* Dung Beetle

Coleoptera Coleopteraus Käfer Beetle Insect Scarabaeidae Phalops aurifrons Phalops aurifrons Ostafrika Afrika Africa Kenia Kenya

3 ay önce

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Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 male (by urjsa on Flickr)

* Dung Beetle

Coleoptera Coleopteraus Käfer Beetle Insect Scarabaeidae Phalops aurifrons Phalops aurifrons Ostafrika Afrika Africa Kenia Kenya

3 ay önce

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Sulcophanaeus imperator imperator (Chevrolat, 1844) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

* Dung Beetle

Argentinia Argentinien Beetle Coleoptera Insect Käfer Scarabaeidae Sulcophanaeus Sulcophaneus imperator Sulcophanaeus imperator imperator Scarabaeinae dung beetle

4 ay önce

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Coprophanaeus lancifer (Linné, 1767) male (by urjsa on Flickr)

The horned dung beetle (Coprophanaeus lancifer) is the largest dung beetle species in the Neotropics, growing to more than 2 inches long and weighing more than 6 grams. Its massive thorax is packed with muscle, making this beetle incredibly strong. These animals clean up the forest by feeding on dead animals — and they are capable of burying large mammals such as pigs and deer! This species is also highly unusual in that both males and females possess long horns on the head, which are used as weapons against each other during ferocious battles.