Giraffe stag beetle
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The Giraffe Stag-Beetle (Prosopocoilus giraffa) is the world's largest saw-tooth stag beetle
with long and sharp jaws. It lives in wide range of Asia
- from India
to Indonesia
. It is strong and rough natured, but the large jaws are sometimes beyond its control. Aggressive, fierce and powerful, it fights using the muscular jaws. It is up to 119 millimetres in length. The body color black is determined by its home.
Stag beetle
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
with long and sharp jaws. It lives in wide range of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
- from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is strong and rough natured, but the large jaws are sometimes beyond its control. Aggressive, fierce and powerful, it fights using the muscular jaws. It is up to 119 millimetres in length. The body color black is determined by its home.
List of subspecies
- Prosopocoilus giraffa borobudur Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Java)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa daisukei Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Philippines - Negros, Sibuyan Is.)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa keisukei Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Flores Is., Lombok Is.)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa makatai Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Philippines - Mindoro, Luzon)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa nilgiriensis Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (S. India)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa nishikawai Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Sangir Is.)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa nishiyamai Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Sulawesi)
- Prosopocoilus giraffa timorensis Mizunuma et Nagai, 1991 (Timor Is.)
External links
- Giraffe stag beetle photos.