Siamese rhinoceros beetle
The Siamese rhinoceros beetle is a big, shiny beetle from Southeast Asia. The male has two curved horns, one on its head and one on its back, both split at the tip. The female has no horns at all.
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Fun facts
Young beetles are dark chestnut brown, and they turn black as they get older.
In northern Thailand people hold beetle contests. The beetle that lifts the other one up with its horns wins.
A beetle also wins if the other one walks away, falls or tips over.
It is also called the fighting beetle because of these contests.
Most asked questions about Siamese rhinoceros beetle
?Why does the Siamese rhinoceros beetle have horns?
The males use their horns to push and lift other males. Females have no horns.
?Is the Siamese rhinoceros beetle dangerous?
No. It is big and strong, but harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Xylotrupes socrates
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Scarabaeidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Fighting beetle
Where the facts come from
- Xylotrupes socrates (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Basile Morin. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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