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Eastern Hercules Beetle

Easter Hercules Beetle

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Eastern Hercules Beetle

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  1. Group seven PHYLUM ARTHROPODA EASTERN HERCULES BEETLE Mary Joy Grace G. Cruzado BS BIOLOGY II - B

  2. HERCULES BEETLES One of the largest beetles in the world Most prominent feature on the body of males is large, horn-like pair of pincers (2-3 in) There are 13 known species of Hercules beetles Very strong animals, can lift load Live in tropical rainforests, hidden in rotten tree trunks Hercules beetle is listed as threatened species • that is 850x heavier than their own weight Length of Hercules beetle can vary from 1.5 to 6.7 inches Mating season: rainy season Body is covered with strong shell, which acts as outer skeleton Hercules beetle has a • Females are usually brownish-black lot of predators on every step of its development • Males have black head and black, brown or green body covered with black spots. Hercules beetle undergoes complete metamorphosis

  3. EASTERN HERCULES BEETLE Dynastestityus • A species of rhinoceros beetle that lives in the Eastern United States

  4. DESCRIPTION • Adults of both sexes are 0.8 – 1.1 inches wide, and males are 1.6 – 2.4 inches long • Males have two horns • • Pronotal horn - projects forwards from the thorax of the male • • Clypeal horn - projects upwards from the head Used in battles between rival males competing for a mate Size of horns is a good indicator of nutrition and physical health • Dynastestityus is harmless to humans because • they cannot bite or sting • The elytra are green, gray, or tan, usually with black mottling. The pattern of spots is unique to each individual • Both elytra may be a uniform mahogany color, or one elytron may be pale with dark blotches, while the other is a plain mahogany color.

  5. DISTRIBUTION D. tityus lives in the eastern and south-eastern United States, from New York State, Illinois and Indiana, south to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, with eastern Texas marking the western limit of its range.

  6. C Y C L E LIFE 3 – 4 months 12 – 18 months 3-6 months

  7. Food The larvae are large C-shaped grubs with white bodies and chewing mouthparts, which feed on decaying wood and litter within rotten trees and produce distinctive rectangular fecal pellets about 10 mm long. LARVA FRONT VIEW-MALE Adult beetleseat sap from young tree saplings that comes out when they rub against the bark FEMALE MALE

  8. Release a foul-smelling odor • Size and stature • Nocturnal PREDATORS EGGS • Predatory mite • Maggots LARVAE and PUPA • Woodpeckers • Skunks • Raccoons • Centipedes • Ground beetles • Spiders • Maggots of Mydas flies ADULT BEETLE • Bats • Rats • Owls • Crows

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