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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Work treasure!!!

Today at work I found this little guy!

 It's a Rhinoceros beetle!!
 They are among the largest of beetles, reaching 60 millimeters in length, however they are completely harmless to humans because they cannot bite or sting.
Their common name refers to the characteristic horns born only by the males of most species in the group. They have a horn on the thorax and another horn pointing forward from the center thorax. They use their horn to fight other males during mating season and it even functions as a built on digging tool.

I love Australia. :)
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  1. ashleywhite26December 16, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    Ay que cool Sera!!!
    But how do they eat if they cannot bite? Got tiny mouth? Cute lil guy

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  2. Dixie GypsyDecember 20, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    They have small mouths, not really the bitey type but people here are scared of them anyway, it's fun to chase people with them, muahahaha!

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