Megaceras briansaltini

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Megaceras briansaltini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Dynastinae Tribe: Oryctini Genus: Megaceras Species: M. briansaltini
Binomial name
Megaceras briansaltini Ratcliffe, 2007

Megaceras briansaltini, named in honor of Brian Saltin, son of entomologist Jochen-P. Saltin, is a Peruvian rhinoceros beetle with a horn surprisingly similar to that of Pixar's Dim (created eight years before the beetle's discovery), previously unseen in nature (coined the Dim Effect). It remains unclear whether this is a natural feature or a monstrosity, as only one specimen has been found.

M. briansaltini was listed ninth in the top species of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration[1].

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• A remarkable new species of Megaceras from Peru (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini). The "Dim Effect": Nature mimicking art