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Rhinoceros Beetle

by Kenneth Ashford

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Rhinoceros
Beetle
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Written an Illustrated by Kenneth Ashford
Habitat
Rhinoceros beetles live every continent except Antarctica. They live on leaves, litter, plants and fallen logs help rhinoceros beetles stay safe during the day.
Characteristics
Rhinoceros beetles have six legs, two wings and three body parts. They are the head, thorax and abdomen. Rhinoceros beetles also have two eyes, a horn and antennae.
Life Cycle
Rhinoceros beetles have complete metamorphosis because they have four stages egg, ins-tar grub, pupa and adult. There are three stages of the in-star grub. This means they molt three times. The in-star grub can last to twelve to eighteen months.
Social/Solitary Insects
Rhinoceros beetles are social insects because the males fight the other males in the summer. Rhinoceros beetles must group together to fight.
Friend or Foe
The rhinoceros beetle is a friend to people but a foe to crops. The rhinoceros beetle can’t bite or sting but it eats crops. They do eat plants.
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