Caribbean Hercules Beetle vs Ponderosa Pine Bark Borer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Caribbean Hercules Beetle	Ponderosa Pine Bark Borer
Scientific Name	Dynastes hercules hercules	Acanthocinus princeps
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae	Cerambycidae
Size	50-170 mm including horn	14-23mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Wood Feeders	Wood Feeders
Regions	Guadeloupe, Dominica, Lesser Antilles	North America
Conservation	Not Evaluated	Least Concern

Caribbean Hercules Beetle

The nominate subspecies of the Hercules beetle, found in the Lesser Antilles. Males bear an enormous horn used in combat with rivals.

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It is one of the longest beetles on Earth and can lift objects 850 times its own weight.

A grey-brown longhorn beetle with extremely long antennae that can be four times its body length. Males antennae are longer than females.

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Its antennae are among the longest relative to body size of any beetle and are used to detect female pheromones.