What is this bug/beetle???!
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What is this bug/beetle???!
This guy was...er, IS at the front of our office building to greet everyone today. It's about 2-2.5" long and as you can see has a nice pair of horns on his head!! 
I hope you dont have a lot of wood at your job...because if you saw one....there are plenty of others and the larvae thrive on wood....Its like a Termite with 4 wheel drive bro....
copy paste from Google "An IT mans best friend"
Whoa! You're probably thinking the strongest creature on earth is only a bug that fits in the palm of your hand? What about the largest living land mammal? You'd think something as massive as an elephant would be able to carry way more weight than a little insect. Yes, it's true. An elephant can carry a lot more weight than a rhinoceros beetle, but the definition of strength we're using here is one of proportional strength. A huge African elephant can only carry up to 25% of its own weight on its back. The rhinoceros beetle can carry 850 times its own weight. There's NO CONTEST. That would be like an elephant carrying 850 elephants on its back.
What is That Horn For?
The rhinoceros beetle is aptly named because it has horns on its head, very much like the rhinoceros does. Scientists believe that the beetle has become so strong to be able to forage through heavy litter on the jungle floor and dig its way to safety. Using its horns it can dig its way out of a sticky situation by burying itself underground, escaping danger.
"Adult rhino beetles eat rotting fruit and sap; in spite of their size, they don't eat very much. The larvae, on the other hand, eat a great deal of rotting wood or the compost in which they live. In spite of their fierce appearance, they are all totally harmless: they cannot bite or sting or hurt you with their horns.
Rhino beetles have three instars, that is, they go through three molts before changing into the pupal stage. It is not possible to say what the average life span is because the name rhino beetle refers to about 300 different species of scarab beetles; some live in tropical countries and some live in North America, and so the length of their lives varies a lot.
copy paste from Google "An IT mans best friend"
Whoa! You're probably thinking the strongest creature on earth is only a bug that fits in the palm of your hand? What about the largest living land mammal? You'd think something as massive as an elephant would be able to carry way more weight than a little insect. Yes, it's true. An elephant can carry a lot more weight than a rhinoceros beetle, but the definition of strength we're using here is one of proportional strength. A huge African elephant can only carry up to 25% of its own weight on its back. The rhinoceros beetle can carry 850 times its own weight. There's NO CONTEST. That would be like an elephant carrying 850 elephants on its back.
What is That Horn For?
The rhinoceros beetle is aptly named because it has horns on its head, very much like the rhinoceros does. Scientists believe that the beetle has become so strong to be able to forage through heavy litter on the jungle floor and dig its way to safety. Using its horns it can dig its way out of a sticky situation by burying itself underground, escaping danger.
"Adult rhino beetles eat rotting fruit and sap; in spite of their size, they don't eat very much. The larvae, on the other hand, eat a great deal of rotting wood or the compost in which they live. In spite of their fierce appearance, they are all totally harmless: they cannot bite or sting or hurt you with their horns.
Rhino beetles have three instars, that is, they go through three molts before changing into the pupal stage. It is not possible to say what the average life span is because the name rhino beetle refers to about 300 different species of scarab beetles; some live in tropical countries and some live in North America, and so the length of their lives varies a lot.
