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  2. Japanese rhinoceros beetle - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma), also known as the Japanese rhino beetle, the Japanese horned beetle, or by its Japanese name kabutomushi (甲虫 or カブトムシ), is a species of rhinoceros beetle. They are commonly found in continental Asia in countries such as China, the Korean peninsula, Japan, and Taiwan. [2]

  3. Dynastinae - Wikipedia

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    Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known. [2]

  4. Japanese beetle - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a species of scarab beetle. Due to the presence of natural predators , the Japanese beetle is not considered a pest in its native Japan, but in North America and some regions of Europe, it is a noted pest to roughly 300 species of plants.

  5. Oryctes rhinoceros - Wikipedia

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    Oryctes rhinoceros larva and pupa (top row), adult male dorsal view (bottom left), bottom right: profile of male head and thorax (top) and end of abdomen (bottom) of male (e) and female (f) Oryctes rhinoceros is a large dynastid beetle with a length of 35–50 mm and a dark-brown to black colour. The head has a horn which is more prominently ...

  6. Scarabaeidae - Wikipedia

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    Others, such as the Japanese beetle, are plant-eaters, wreaking havoc on various crops and vegetation. Some of the well-known beetles from the Scarabaeidae are Japanese beetles, dung beetles, June beetles, rose chafers (Australian, European, and North American), rhinoceros beetles, Hercules beetles and Goliath beetles.

  7. Insect fighting - Wikipedia

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    Beetle-fighting, with such beetles as the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Xylotrupes socrates, Dorcus titanus, Goliathus, and dynastinae beetles also occurs, especially in Japan. [3] [4] There is also an online fan community, watching those fights in videos on different platforms. [1] A YouTube community also strives in creating content for insect ...

  8. Insects in Japanese culture - Wikipedia

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    The kabutomushi, Japanese rhinoceros beetle, is a ubiquitous design motif for pop culture mascots. In addition to Heracross, whose base form is inspired by the rhinoceros beetle, [14] other characters based on, or inspired by, the rhinoceros beetle include Medabee , Gravity Beetle (Mega Man X3), and Kabuterimon . [14]

  9. Beetle - Wikipedia

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    In Japan the practice of keeping horned rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles is particularly popular amongst young boys. [196] Such is the popularity in Japan that vending machines dispensing live beetles were developed in 1999, each holding up to 100 stag beetles. [197] [198]