Nicaraguan beetle
Location: Central America
October 26, 2011 7:12 am
My daughter teaches in Nicaragua and someone found a beetle the size of a softball. Wondering what it is and the range. Also, she noted that it almost bit another’s finger off (probably an exageration).
Signature: RolloMartins
Dear RolloMartins,
This is a female Hercules Beetle, probably Dynastes hercules, the largest beetle in Central America. The male has impressive horns.