Friday, July 29

Rhino in the house

Today we found a rhinoceros beetle on the front step. It’s huge!  At least it’s not as big as this one (on the right).  We have a little book about bugs and Brett has it memorized.
  • They are some of the largest beetles in the world.
  • Rhinoceros beetles are popular children’s pets in Asia.
  • They are the strongest animals on Earth! They can lift up to 850 times their own weight. If a human had this strength, he could lift 60-65 tons – that’s 6-10 African elephants!
beetle 2
Now I feel itchy all over.

2 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness! I just saw one of these outside! My son goes, "Look Mama! A big ant." I turn and look and it was the biggest bug I had ever seen! I was terrified! : )

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  2. What is it about bugs that have the ability to fascinate and terrify all at the same time? Eish!

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