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The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes
Lucia found a deceased rhinoceros beetle on the street.
Adult male rhinoceros beetle, dead and surrounded by ants.
A female Oryctes nasicornis rhinoceros ...
Interestingly found two different specimens on Meerufenfushi, North Male Atoll, ...
Defence mechanism is to petrify itself to make itself look dead
Männchen haben einen hornartigen Fortsatz am Kopf
The European rhinoceros beetle is a large flying beetle belonging to the family ...
I spotted this beetle in Andros island, Greece
These are a medium to large viper from Africa. They come from a genus that is ...
Don't think these guys are endemic to Cyprus. More likely he is an accidental ...
Found this female rhino beetle at my grandma's yard! Hope to see the male next ...
Balcony, attracted from surrounding countryside by night light, limestone ...
This insect is popped out from under the ground (perhaps after a larval ...
It is one of the largest beetles found in Europe. Elytra are reddish brown ...
This species of beetle has a horn protruding form its head, form which it gets ...
Large flying beetle (6 cm) that inhabits the Palaearctic region. It is the only ...
Large flying beetle (6 cm) that inhabits the Palaearctic region. It is the only ...
Nice looking Rhinoceros Beetles. About once a week we get one crash landing ...
This was absolutely huge. I'm wondering if it's maybe a stag beetle larvae? We ...
Found this beautyful male specimen near my flat, I was really surprised to see ...
Oryctes nasicornis reach a length of 20–40 ...
Every year I meet some of these guys around the house:
Usually I see ...
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Dynastinae
Oryctes
. nasicornis has a brighter color pattern ...
European rhinoceros beetle is a big beetle that belongs to the Dynastinae ...
(Megasoma elephas), European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes
It is a large flying beetle belonging to the family Dynastinae. It reach a ...