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Elephant Beetle

Megasoma elephas

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Description:

Very large bettle,about 12 cm long. Elephant Beetles eat the sap of particular trees and ripened fallen fruits

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Comments (16)
aldrin
wow! what a horn.... : )
MickGrant
Nice shot of an amazing creature - more?
Sheraar
Just wow definitely a favourite!
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PublishedAugust 24, 2011

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