Talk:Rhinoceros beetle

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I have uploaded a photo of what I beleive is a rhinoceros beetle. See User:DirkvdM/Photographs#Plants_and_Animals. But I don't know what genus or species it is, so if anyone knows, please tell me, so I can place it in the right section. I might place it here, but I'll first wait if I get an answer here. DirkvdM 09:57, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

No reaction yet, so I'll place the photograph. DirkvdM 08:03, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

I thought the Rhinoceros Beetle had one large serrated horn in the center of its forehead. The one in the picture appears to have two. I could be wrong, though, I'm no expert, I just remember reading it somewhere...-Dave 05:44, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Kabutomushi (rhinoceros beetles) have two Y-shaped horns, one on the head and one on the thorax just above the head, producing a pincer from the side. The branches of the 'Y' may be very pronounced, producing the effect of -two- horns, or not pronounced at all, making it look like there's just one long pointy horn like a rhinoceros. And what's more, either one of the horns might be greatly shortened or absent, or indeed the Y shape might branch double, like in the Kabutomushi article.

[edit] Strange text

I've removed the following strange text. Some parts are weird - duplicitous means deceitful, how could the beetle lift a human hand? and is the Ox Beetle relevant here. If the text is OK then it can go back in.
== Movement ==
During common movement, the Strategus aloeus species pulls itself along with duplicitous claws attached to each foot. When lifting heavy things, say, a human hand, these clawed tarsi become of little importance, and instead, points on the tibia which extend beyond the tarsi become operative in the load-bearing bearing process. The tarsi at this point curve underneath the tibia and support little if any weight at all. Picture with clearly visible tibial points: [1] They also have huge, orange, jointed wings that fold up underneath their elytra. Extended they look like pterydactl wings. - Adrian Pingstone 07:52, 18 August 2006 (UTC)