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Megasoma elephas (Elephant beetle)
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Size (male, with horns): Up to about 5 inches long
Damage type: Shove (body)
Damage level: High Beetle-class (body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to high Tank-class
Immune system durability level: Unknown; likely high Widow-class
Speed level: Low Beetle-class
Eyesight level: Carabid-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Tactic: Charge them, get my horn under them, and either throw or shove them off the log. (These beetles sometimes fight other species in the wild.) [1]
Fights:
Vs Parry stag beetle (Hexarthrius parryi)
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) (rematch)
Fighting average: 0.34
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Footnotes:
[1]: https://www.mediastorehouse.com/auscape/nature-production-collection/elephant-beetle-megasoma-elephas-18968835.html?nochkip=1&pid=6989
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