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The biggest beetles

Beetles are the biggest group of animals on Earth, and some of them are real giants. These are the longest beetles on Bug Wiki, measured without legs and feelers.

  1. 1Hercules beetleBeetles17 cm (6.8 in)
  2. 2Titan beetleBeetles17 cm (6.7 in)
  3. 3Giant Fijian longhorn beetleBeetles15 cm (5.9 in)
  4. 4Caucasus beetleBeetles13 cm (5.1 in)
  5. 5Atlas beetleBeetles12 cm (4.7 in)
  6. 6Elephant beetleBeetles12 cm (4.7 in)
  7. 7Actaeon beetleBeetles12 cm (4.7 in)
  8. 8Giant imperious sawyerBeetles12 cm (4.7 in)
  9. 9Giraffe stag beetleBeetles12 cm (4.7 in)
  10. 10Royal Goliath beetleBeetles12 cm (4.5 in)
  11. 11Giant stag beetleBeetles11 cm (4.4 in)
  12. 12Goliath beetleBeetles11 cm (4.3 in)
  13. 13Moellenkampi beetleBeetles11 cm (4.3 in)
  14. 14Violin beetleBeetles10 cm (3.9 in)
  15. 15Metallic stag beetleBeetles10 cm (3.9 in)
  16. 16Five-horned rhinoceros beetleBeetles9.5 cm (3.7 in)
  17. 17New Zealand giraffe weevilBeetles9 cm (3.5 in)
  18. 18Darwin's beetleBeetles9 cm (3.5 in)
  19. 19Golden stag beetleBeetles9 cm (3.5 in)
  20. 20Palo verde root borerBeetles8.9 cm (3.5 in)
  21. 21Giant flower beetleBeetles8.5 cm (3.3 in)
  22. 22Japanese rhinoceros beetleBeetles8 cm (3.1 in)
  23. 23Trilobite beetleBeetles8 cm (3.1 in)
  24. 24Ceiba borerBeetles8 cm (3.1 in)
  25. 25Stag beetleBeetles7.5 cm (3 in)
  26. 26Harlequin beetleBeetles7.5 cm (3 in)
  27. 27Brown rhinoceros beetleBeetles7 cm (2.8 in)
  28. 28Rainbow stag beetleBeetles7 cm (2.8 in)
  29. 29Common red stag beetleBeetles7 cm (2.8 in)
  30. 30Mango longhorn beetleBeetles6.5 cm (2.6 in)
  31. 31Eastern Hercules beetleBeetles6 cm (2.4 in)
  32. 32SuperwormBeetles6 cm (2.4 in)
  33. 33Western Hercules beetleBeetles6 cm (2.4 in)
  34. 34California root borerBeetles5.7 cm (2.2 in)
  35. 35Live-oak root borerBeetles5.7 cm (2.2 in)
  36. 36Great capricorn beetleBeetles5.5 cm (2.2 in)
  37. 37Grain support beetleBeetles5.2 cm (2 in)
  38. 38Great silver water beetleBeetles5.2 cm (2 in)
  39. 39Coconut rhinoceros beetleBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  40. 40Pinacate beetleBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  41. 41Giraffe weevilBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  42. 42Huhu beetleBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  43. 43Broad-necked root borerBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  44. 44Red-striped oil beetleBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  45. 45Derby's flower beetleBeetles5 cm (2 in)
  46. 46European rhinoceros beetleBeetles4.7 cm (1.9 in)
  47. 47Eastern eyed click beetleBeetles4.5 cm (1.8 in)
  48. 48American burying beetleBeetles4.5 cm (1.8 in)
  49. 49Tanner beetleBeetles4.5 cm (1.8 in)
  50. 50Japanese jewel beetleBeetles4.1 cm (1.6 in)

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