A very large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax.
独角仙, 巨大犀金龟
Dynastes hercules, family Scarabaeidae
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In size they range from 0.25 to 0.3 mm to over 150 cm for the giant Goliath and Hercules beetles, which in size are the largest living species of insects.
The Coleoptera also includes some of the largest insects, like the living Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules.
The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length.
Definition of Hercules beetle in US English:
Hercules beetle
noun
A large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax.
独角仙, 巨大犀金龟
Genus Dynastes, family Scarabaeidae: several species, including the eastern Hercules beetle (D. tityus) of the southeastern US
Example sentencesExamples
The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length.
The Coleoptera also includes some of the largest insects, like the living Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules.
In size they range from 0.25 to 0.3 mm to over 150 cm for the giant Goliath and Hercules beetles, which in size are the largest living species of insects.