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Escarabajo rinoceronte - Rhinoceros Beetle

Golofa porteri

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5.03436, -75.4612

Field Notes

Description:

Los escarabajos rinoceronte son coleópteros provistos de uno o más cuernos en la cabeza, en el protórax o en ambos. La mayoría son miembros de la familia Scarabaeidae y de la subfamilia Dynastinae; algunos pertenecen a la familia Geotrupidae. Dichos cuernos están, en general, mucho más desarrollados en los machos, ya que los utilizan en sus luchas para conseguir pareja.

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Comments (4)

This looks like one of the species of Golofa, maybe G. aegeon. http://www.fotonatura.org/galerias/fotos/400933/ These are such neat beetles and have a fruity smell to them.
It should be called the ugly nettle
It should be called the ugly bettle

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