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Rhinoceros Beetle

Dynastinae

Description:

This guy was injured and had a hard time moving around. Just a few moments after I took this picture a bunch of guys tied a string around it's horn and swung it out in to the air for fun. Not sure if it survived the trauma.

Habitat:

Lower himalayan forest in Sikkim India

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dipanshu.mitra
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dipanshu.mitra

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Oct 8, 2010
Submitted on Apr 22, 2011

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