![]() ![]() The active period of these insects is between April and august. The rhinoceros beetle has a reproductive cycle of about 3-4 years, and as an adult lives up to a year. In the spring when the adult insect arrives, the males fight each other for the females. Rhinoceros beetles live 3-4 years in the larva stage. In some countries cockroaches are made to fight each other while people make bets for the winner. They have been found to be attracted to bright lights.Ĭockroaches are pets in Asia because they are easier to care for. It is a nocturnal species, appearing at dusk, during the day sitting in hiding places. ![]() The female has no outgrowth on the head, she shows only a conical tubercle on the thorax.Ĭompared to its size it is the most powerful being on Earth because it can lift 850 times its weight. The male has the appearance of a rhino, hence the popular name. At the top of the abdomen draw a 5mm box attached to it. Sketch half the beetle abdomen along the paper's fold. ![]() Take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half long ways. Once the model loads rotate the beetle to a top down view. Sexual dimorphism is pronounced in this species, the male having a strong horn on the head, arched towards the posterior part. Scroll down and select the View in 3D option. The size in both sexes varies from 25 to 43 mm. The body of adults is robust, strong, having a more or less dark chestnut color. The rhinoceros beetle is 6-10 cm in size. These beetles, do not feed during adult life, consuming the food reserves that it has accumulated during larval life. The rhinoceros beetle is a species included in the Annexes of the Berne Convention as a "rare and endangered species". It is widespread from northern Europe, where one species is found, to the Mediterranean basin and Northern Africa. The preferred habitat of rhinoceros beetles is in the bark of trees and sawdust in their crevices or at their base. ![]()
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