Alex Hyde / Beetle (Dynastes hyllus) male photographed on a white background. Captive orginating form central America.

Jouan & Rius / Hercules Rhinoceros beetle (Dynastes hercules), tropical forest habitat, Costa Rica

Kerstin Hinze / Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), female feeding on fruit, captive

Kerstin Hinze / Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), male and female mating, captive

Jen Guyton / Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) near Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Jen Guyton / Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) near Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Jen Guyton / Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) near Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Jen Guyton / Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) near Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Pete Oxford / Hercules Scarab Beetle (Dynastes hercules) male, Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Hercules Scarab Beetle (Dynastes hercules) male, Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador

Konrad Wothe / Rhinoceros beetle (Dynastinae) in rainforest, Panguana Reserve, Huanuco province, Amazon basin, Peru.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Eastern Hercules Beetle (Dynastes tityus) Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, United States, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project