Here is my newest acquisition: Unless I’m wrong, it’s a Moellenkampi Beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi). It comes from Malaysia and it’s pretty impressive. I had bought a female too, hoping to try to breed them, but unfortunately she died, not sure why. Oh well.
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What nightmares are made of? No, this is not an alien ready to invade our planet. Just a Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle…
This is a Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma or Trypoxylus dichotomus in Latin – yes, it has two names, unless I misunderstood something and Kabutomushi in Japanese). And it is indeed my newest pet. See, I’m not allowed big pets in my apartment, and my daughter is still […]