Eastern Hercules Beetle

Rhinocerus Beetle?
I found this guy in East Tennessee.
Patty Robichaud

Hi Patty,
More correctly, Rhinoceros Beetle is a general term to describe beetles in the Scarab Beetle subfamily Dynastinae. The species is an Eastern Hercules Beetle, Dynastes tityus, though BugGuide lists both Rhinoceros Beetle and Unicorn Beetle as alternate names for this magnificent species.

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  1. acid bug(rove beetle) aka papa here in nigeria,it does’nt bite nor sting. it bug cointain toxic,acid which when smach against ur skin the liquid causes a burn……mehnnnnn a crious burn

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