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Dynastes hercules vs. Titanus giganteus. Who, after all, is bigger

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Black Coleopter, 15.07.2012 13:58

Friends, in continuation of the topic of record holders in the world of insects, in particular beetles, I offer this survey. In fact, this question is very ambiguous.
Let me start singing - I vote for the woodcutter-titan.

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15.07.2012 17:31, Albatus

Hercules is slightly longer than Titan due to its huge horn, but Titan is significantly more massive.
But the longest beetle is not hercules, but macrodontia cervicornis - 178mm.

17.07.2012 17:49, Igor1962

Czech book "The Most Beautiful beetles of the Tropics" 1980 - - - - in 1970, Brazilian barbel specialist Ubira Martins caught a titan 22 cm.

29.08.2012 1:42, Maksim M.

The largest representatives of the insect world have not yet been caught,it remains to wait a little!

08.09.2012 9:26, DYNASTES

Of course, Titanus giganteus. The network has a photo of an instance with a maximum length of 167168 mm.
But the photo of hercules is more than 161 162 did not pop up anywhere, although the info slips that the maximum length is up to 170 mm.

user posted image

user posted image
The hercules is 160 mm long.

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17.12.2014 10:33, DYNASTES

The Japanese have grown Dynastes hercules 171 mm!!!!

Video clip

even in the Japanese news showed )))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnPOEcbiUBQ

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11.01.2015 12:06, Zunimassa

I heard from a respected Brazilian that he personally saw 2 Hercules close to 200mm in the Manaus Museum.
I don't know how close they are, but they are larger than 180mm.

I wonder if it's true or not

I also heard from him that in one of the issues of Revista Superinteressante magazine there
was a photo of titanus 220-230 mm.

12.01.2015 20:27, DYNASTES

Titanus giganteus 168169 mm
photo from the Internet

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12.01.2015 20:33, DYNASTES

taken from http://www.giantbeetles.com/hercules/size/

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05.12.2020 10:01, Kharkovbut

taken from http://www.giantbeetles.com/hercules/size/
And the beetle will respond to you... tongue.gif

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