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Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known. [2]
Learn about rhinoceros beetles, the largest beetles with horns on their heads. Find out how they live, feed, fight, and reproduce in different habitats around the world.
Learn about the rhinoceros beetle, one of the largest and strongest beetles in the world, with horns on its head and a loud hissing sound. Find out how it lives, feeds, mates and defends itself from predators.
Learn about rhinoceros beetles, the largest beetles in the world, with horn-like projections on their heads. Find out their range, diet, life cycle, conservation status, and fun facts.
Learn about the Rhinoceros Beetle, a robust, oval-shaped insect with a prominent horn-like structure. Discover its strength, behavior, diet, role in the ecosystem, and threats to its survival.
Learn about the rhinoceros beetle, one of the largest and most distinctive beetles in the world. Discover its physical characteristics, reproductive cycle, lifespan, habitat, and threats.
Learn about the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, a species of rhinoceros beetle with a prominent horn on males. Find out its description, geographic range, habitat, life cycle, behavior, and interactions with humans.
Learn about the rhinoceros beetle, one of the largest and strongest beetles in the world, with a horn-like projection on its head. Find out how to identify, prevent, and treat its damage to plants and trees, and how to distinguish it from the stag beetle.
Learn about the rhinoceros beetle, a large, cylindrical beetle with a horn on the male's head. Find out where and when to see it, how to identify it, and how to help it in your garden.
The rhinoceros beetle is named for the large horn protruding from the head of the male. One protrudes from the front of the head and the other comes from the middle of the thorax. By moving the head they can pinch the two horns together. Females lack the horn and instead have a flat head making them easy to tell apart.