Hercules beetle

noun

1. a large Neotropical rhinoceros beetle, Dynastes hercules.

hercules beetle

noun

1. a very large tropical American scarabaeid beetle, Dynastes hercules: the male has two large anterior curved horns

Word History and Origins

Origin of hercules beetle¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Where else in Manhattan can you encounter a Hercules beetle or poison dart frogs?

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The full list of insects includes: rhinoceros beetle, Hercules beetle, Atlas beetle, stag beetle, giant stag, Miyama stag beetle, shining ball scarab beetle, jewel beetle, ladybug, firefly, Rosalia batesi, swallowtail butterfly, morpho butterfly, atlas moth, mantis, grasshopper, dragonfly, hornet, robust cicada, brown cicada, periodical cicada, Walker’s cicada, and evening cicada.

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She compared its fights to those of the Hercules beetle, which sports thick, pinching horns, and a species of Golofa beetle, which has thinner, sword-like horns.

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With more than a dozen species and subspecies of Hercules beetle in the Western Hemisphere, the animals aren’t likely to disappear anytime soon.

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Similarly, timber operations have reduced Hercules beetle habitats in both North and South America.

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