Insect Picture and Article

Beside is the picture of Acanthoscelis ruficornis the predatory ground beach beetle from South Africa. This beetle lives in sandy beaches, mostly under castup seaweed. Acanthoscelis ruficornis is voracious nocturnal predator, feeding on isopod and amphipod crustaceans and various larval and adult insect. Acanthoscelis ruficornis has black head, and the thorax finely wrinkled, antennae elbowed and radish in color. Acanthoscelis ruficornis is similar with Scarites rugosus.

Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules) is the largest of the rhinoceros beetle. Dynastes hercules or hercules beetle is in the family of scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae) and among to coleoptera order. The male Dynastes hercules can reach 6.75 inches (170 mm) in length.  The male beetles use their horns in mating battles against other males. The Hercules beetle is said to be the strongest creature on earth for its size, able to carry 850 times its own body weight. We can fing these beetles in the rain forest of Central America, South America. There are many subspecies of Dynastes hercules.

Above are the picture of Macrodontia cervicornis, the largest of long horned beetle.  The known specimens exceeding 17 cm in length. This beetle is capable of flight, raising the wing cases (elytra) and directing them forwards to allow room for the wings to beat. Macrodontia cervicornis has brown and black in color, with irregular, ornate black markings on the wing cases.  We can find this species in the rain forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.