🔍 Ox Beetle | Strategus aloeus 🪲
📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 Males have three horns — one long central horn and two side horns, meanwhile Females (like the one on the picture) don’t have horns, but they’re still incredibly strong and well armored.
Also Known as:
Three-horned Rhinoceros Beetle, Rhinoceros Beetle, Dynastid Beetle
Size:
Length: ~2.5 – 5 cm
Weight: ~5 – 15 g
Height: ~1.5 – 2 cm
Wingspan: ~7 – 10 cm
Coloration:
Reddish-brown to dark chestnut, glossy and smooth above, with a darker brown to nearly black underside and legs.
Life Span
2 – 6 months (adult beetle)
The Cam Traveler 