European Rhinoceros Beetle
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The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle
(6 cm) that inhabits the Palaearctic region. It is the only representative of the Dynastinae family found in Northern Europe
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The rhinoceros beetle lives from wood and the large larvae can be found in rotting wood stumps and around sawdust. At the margin of its distribution, the beetle is often found in connection with sawmills and horse racing tracks.
The mammoth wasp
is a parasite of European rhinoceros beetle larva, since the female lays one egg inside this beetle. When the egg hatches the mammoth wasp larva will feed on the beetle larva.
Dim the beetle from the Disney & Pixar
film, A Bug's Life
is a European rhinoceros beetle.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
(6 cm) that inhabits the Palaearctic region. It is the only representative of the Dynastinae family found in Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...
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The rhinoceros beetle lives from wood and the large larvae can be found in rotting wood stumps and around sawdust. At the margin of its distribution, the beetle is often found in connection with sawmills and horse racing tracks.
The mammoth wasp
Mammoth wasp
The mammoth wasp, Megascolia maculata flavifrons, is a very large wasp , with the female reaching up to , whereas the male is smaller. The species can be seen in warm weather, from May to September.-Sexual dimorphism:...
is a parasite of European rhinoceros beetle larva, since the female lays one egg inside this beetle. When the egg hatches the mammoth wasp larva will feed on the beetle larva.
Dim the beetle from the Disney & Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
film, A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on November 25, 1998. A Bug's Life was the second Disney·Pixar feature film after Toy Story, and the third American computer-animated film after Toy...
is a European rhinoceros beetle.