Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Rhinoceros Beetle

Xylotrupes Gideon

Description:

rhinoceros beetle that are used to kept as pet or beetle fighting

Habitat:

forest in southeast asia

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

YongWenKang
YongWenKang 12 years ago

er, it is very famous in japan... but i saw many of the beetle keepers treat the beetle like toys... especially children.

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Oh my goodness. I have (regrettably) heard of dog fighting, cock fighting, bullfighting - people even try to make beetles fight?

YongWenKang
Spotted by
YongWenKang

Malaysia

Spotted on Mar 14, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2012

Related Spottings

Rhino Beetle Xylotrupes gideon 橡膠木犀金龜 Rhinoceros beetle juggernaut beetle

Nearby Spottings

Brown Deer White Bengal Tiger Silvery Lutung Cherry Blossom
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team