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Goliath Beetle

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Goliath Beetle

Goliathus regius

Habitat
Tropical forests of equatorial Africa
Body length
110 mm
Order
Coleoptera · Scarabaeidae

Weird but real

Adults weigh up to 100 grams, making them the heaviest insects alive.

Why it's cool

A flying beetle the size of a small mammal, with marble-pattern wing covers like polished agate.

Photographs

Три жука рода Goliathus: Goliathus regius, Goliathus cacicus, Goliathus orientalis. Судя по геотегу, снято в павильоне 2 ВДНХ. Но это не точно (внутри павильона тогда царил разгром).
Gennady Grachev from Moscow, Russia · CC BY 2.0 · source
Goliathus regius
Ctac · CC BY 4.0 · source