The Hercules beetle is distributed in South and Central America and is the largest of the rhinoceros beetle. It has two long, hard horns on the head and pronotum. The color of its scab wings changes depending on the humidity. There are many subspecies because the shape of the horns varies depending on the species.
- Scientific name: Dynastes hercules
- Classification: Insecta > Coleoptera > Scarabaeidae
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