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EASTERN RHINOCEROS BEETLE
 
SPECIES : XYLORYCTES JAMAICENSIS
 
SIZE : [ 25 - 35 mm ]
 
XYLORYCTES JAMAICENSIS, THE EASTERN RHINOCEROS BEETLE IS A RARE AND ELUSIVE SCARAB CAPABLE OF LIFTING OVER 850 X THEIR OWN BODY WEIGHT. IN CAPTIVITY, ADULTS CAN LIVE UP TO 1 YEAR, AND FEED ON WATERMELON AND APPLE, MAPLE SYRUP OR JELLY. LARVAE CAN BE FED A MIXTURE OF ROTTEN LEAVES AND SOFT DECAYING HARDWOOD.