Atlas beetle

Male Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas). The wings are shown in the open position.

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Chalcosoma atlas

IMG_7122 copy Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas

The Atlas Beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent horns. The species is named for Atlas, the giant of Greek mythology who supported the skies.

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These are famous for the size of their horns, which make people think they are dangerous. In fact, they are actually harmless to people. Most people are familiar with our butterflies, but we also have some *amazing* live insects in our collection. Some are on display in the Hall of Entomology, and some go out to schools through our Bugs on Wheels program. Our entomologist, Erin M, raises these amazing arthropods, and she let us invade their abode with a couple of cameras recently. We came…

got this male Chalcosoma atlas recently, he's amazing. I'm waiting for him to fly, that must be a sight!

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