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Dynastes tityus (Eastern Hercules beetle)
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Size (male, with horns): Up to 2.4 inches long [1]
General info:

Characteristics, Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, Territorial Claims, and pictures of the Eastern-Hercules-Beetle (North America)

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Eastern Hercules Beetle

The eastern Hercules beetle is a breathtaking animal. Like its Greek-hero namesake, it is big and strong. Males can be nearly 2½ inches long, counting the two forward-pointing horns. The horns...

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Damage type: Shove (body)
Damage level: Beetle-class (body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to Tank-class [2]
Immune system durability level: Unknown; likely Widow-class
Speed level: Low Beetle-class
Eyesight level: Carabid-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Fights:
Vs Parry stag beetle (Hexarthrius parryi) [3]
Fighting average: 1.00
How to get: Found in the eastern United States, especially in July. [4]
Care: https://richardsinverts.com/care-sheet-dynastes-tityus/
Footnotes:
[1]: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2877
[2]: https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2018/06/10/male-eastern-hercules-beetle-19/
[3]: https://japanesebugfightstv.fandom.com/wiki/Japanese_Bug_Fights_TV_Wiki?file=%EF%BC%AB%EF%BC%B2%EF%BC%A9%EF%BC%A4%EF%BC%A5+%E8%99%AB%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A2014
[4]: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2877/data
See also:
Western Hercules beetle (https://bugforums.createaforum.com/bug-fighting-'wiki'/dynastes-grantii-(grant's-hercules-beetle)/)
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Dynastes tityus (Eastern Hercules beetle)