Hercules

These beetles can lift items up to 850 times their own body weight! Also called rhinoceros beetles, there are a lot of variations in the family and some really long horns. However they cannot bite, and are another common thing aussie children play with. They are quite large, this one is a few inches long. Thank you for the awesome comments and questions on my photos.

[Jacqueline]

Oh wow, that is an awesome insect!

[Sharon Lee]

Nice find and shot. Haven’t seen one in a long while.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Beryl Lloyd]

Isn't he gorgeous with that hard shiny black shell - so prehistoric to look at ! fav

[FBailey]

Lovely detail but I'd run a mile from this chap!

[Margo Sayer]

@graemestevens
A pal for Graeme Stevens?

[Taffy]

Now that is one huge looking creature -- almost alien like in feel.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@s4sayer @graemestevens could get a lot of inspiration here :)

[Richard Sayer]

A few inches long and can shift 850 times its own bodyweight? Sheesh - that thing could drag me out of my bed and into oblivion!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@vignouse but no crocodiles so that's important ;)

[Valerie Chesney]

Great capture, we have had a few in our front garden here...

[Pyrrhula]

We have those too. (Oryctes nasicornis) We call him neushorn- rhino beetle.

[Lois]

Great close up!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@pyrrhula Xylotrupes ulysses is our one - I googled yours and yes, so very similar! nasicornis - what a perfect name :)

[Rick]

What a strange looking creature. Great close up of this guy.

[Mrspedwards]

ermm,, see that's one scary bug

[Dawn]

Wow that's a great macro

[Sam]

Brings back memories of being a kid!

[haskar]

Fabulous close up.

[tony gig]

Brilliant close up... Fav

[Fr1da]

Huge !

[Annie D]

they look scarier than the longicorn beetles - but those buggers give a nasty bite - I speak from experience hahaha - the rhinoceros beetles are gorgeous