Adults mainly feed on rotten fruits that have fallen to the floor of their rainforest homes, while the larvae feed on dead wood. Titan beetles and Hercules beetles are the two the biggest species in ...

The largest individual almost always wins ... They mostly rely on the energy stores they built up as a larva. Stag beetle larvae feed on dead wood, using their sharp jaws to scrape the fibrous surface ...

These beetles play an important role in their ecosystems. Their larvae, or grubs ... If even one of the largest insects on ...

We estimate that about 80 percent of the Goliathus cacicus population has been wiped out in Côte d'Ivoire if we consider the amount of forest destroyed for cocoa farming. Goliathus regius has ...

Adult beetles are reported to prefer coconut palms along with royal, date and fan palms. They feed on the growing spear of ...

A competition ensues, typically won by the largest male and female ... LIFE CYCLE: American burying beetles live for about a year. FEEDING: Burying beetles eat carrion, as well as the larvae and eggs ...

According to the Big Island Invasive Species Committee ... Coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae was first found on the island in October 2023, with several subsequent captures of adult beetles ...

The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world’s biggest insects ... Uganda and South Sudan. Beetle larvae, or grubs, are omnivorous and likely scavenge on meat as well as debris ...

DESCRIPTION: The Comal Springs riffle beetle is an aquatic, surface-dwelling species of about two millimeters in length, with females slightly larger than males. It is reddish brown in color and has ...