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Bug fighting "Wiki" / Megasoma elephas (Elephant beetle)
« Last post by Dutch on November 07, 2020, 04:52:29 pm »
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
Care: https://beetlesaspets.blogspot.com/2016/03/megasoma-elephas-elephas-breeding.html
Footnotes:
[1]: https://www.mediastorehouse.com/auscape/nature-production-collection/elephant-beetle-megasoma-elephas-18968835.html?nochkip=1&pid=6989
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Bug fighting "Wiki" / Dorcus hopei (Hope stag beetle)
« Last post by Dutch on November 07, 2020, 02:53:11 pm »
Dorcus hopei (Japanese stag beetle, Hope stag beetle)
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Size: Up to about 3-4 inches long
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Shove (body)
Damage level: High Beetle-class (jaws), high Beetle-class (body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to high Tank-class
Immune system durability level: Unknown; likely low Widow-class
Speed level: Beetle-class
Eyesight level: Carabid-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Tactic: Grab them by the jaws, then push them off the edge.
Fighting behavior: This is a fairly aggressive species. It will probably attack any beetle of similar size when placed on a log close to it.
Fights:
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) [1]
Vs Sumatra stag beetle (Dorcus titanus titanus)
Vs Ox-headed stag beetle (Dorcus bucephalus)
Vs Ox-headed stag beetle (Dorcus bucephalus) (rematch)

Vs Alcides stag beetle (Dorcus alcides)
Vs Alcides stag beetle (Dorcus alcides) (rematch)
Vs Dorcus grandis moriyai
Vs Palawan stag beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus)

Vs Palawan stag beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus) (rematch)
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) (rematch)
Vs Giraffe stag beetle (Prosopocoilus giraffa)

Vs unknown stag beetle
Vs Giant Forest scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
Vs Dorcus metacostatus
Vs Rainbow stag beetle (Phalacrognathus muelleri)

Vs Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma)
Vs Prosopocoilus astacoides
Vs Hexarthrius parryi
Vs Dorcus titanus elegans
Vs Prosopocoilus inclinatus
Vs unknown Dorcus titanus subspecies

Vs Dorcus titanus castanicolor
Vs Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma) (rematch)
Vs unknown stag beetle
Vs Brown rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes gideon)
Vs Dorcus grandis

Vs Palawan stag beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus) (second rematch)
Vs Giant Fork-horned stag beetle (Hexarthrius mandibularis)
Vs Dorcus titanus castanicolor
Vs unknown Dorcus titanus subspecies (rematch)

Vs unknown Hexarthrius species
Vs unknown Prosopocoilus species
Vs Alcides stag beetle (Dorcus alcides) (second rematch)

Vs Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma) (second rematch)
Vs Rainbow stag beetle (Phalacrognathus muelleri) (rematch)
Vs Golden stag beetle (Odontolabis cuvera)

Fighting average: 0.69
How to get: Found in Asia.
Care: https://abrowntks.weebly.com/dorcus-hopei.html
Footnotes:
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSKamT5CH6c
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Bug fighting "Wiki" / Dynastes neptunus (Neptune beetle)
« Last post by Dutch on November 05, 2020, 12:53:59 pm »
Dynastes neptunus (Neptune beetle)
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Size (male, with horns): Up and over 5 inches long
General info: This is a slightly smaller relative of the Hercules beetle.
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
Fights:
Vs Giant Fork-horned stag beetle (Hexathrius mandibularis) [1]
Vs Sumatra stag beetle (Dorcus titanus titanus)

Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
Vs Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus)
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) (rematch)
Vs Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) (rematch)
Vs Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) (second rematch)
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) (second rematch)

Vs Hexarthrius parryi
Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) (third rematch)

Vs Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) (fourth rematch)
Vs Moellenkampi beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi)
Vs Actaeon beetle (Megasoma actaeon)
Vs unknown Chalcosoma species

Fighting average: 0.29
How to get: This species can be found in South America, particularly in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Care: Keep them like other rhino beetles. Feed the adults tree sap, and the larvae rotten wood.
Footnotes:
[1]: https://vimeo.com/258107308
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DinoBugs "Wiki" / Agujaceratops/Oregon stag beetle (Platycerus oregonensis)
« Last post by Dutch on November 01, 2020, 04:38:11 pm »
Agujaceratops
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Info: A smaller relative of Triceratops. Name means "horned face from Aguja". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agujaceratops

Platycerus oregonensis (Oregon stag beetle)
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Size: 11-16 mm long (not including mandibles)
Info: A small kind of stag beetle found in Oregon and Alaska. https://bugguide.net/node/view/55611
Damage type: Crush (jaws). Tackle (legs, body)
Damage level: Ceratosaur-class (jaws), Ceratosaur-class (legs, body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to mid-Tank-class
Immune system durability level: Likely Wolf-class
Speed level: Low Ceratosaur-class
Swimming ability level: Probably Common-class
Eyesight level: Likely low Ceratosaur-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
How to get: Found in forests, near rotten wood.
Care: Feed them sap. Give them a large piece of rotten wood to breed in.
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Bug fighting "Wiki" / Tetragnatha (Long-jawed Orbweaver)
« Last post by Dutch on October 31, 2020, 01:05:11 pm »
Tetragnatha (Long-jawed Orbweaver)
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Size: 0.2—0.47 inches long (body only).
Damage type: Stab (jaws), Venom (venom), Sticky (silk)
Damage level: Ladybug-class (jaws), low Worm-class (venom), Ladybug-class (silk)
Armor durability level: Flea-class
Immune system durability level: Likely Wolf-class
Speed level: Ant-class
Eyesight level: Low Ant-class
Intelligence level: Likely Beetle-class {smart enough to wrap prey up with silk}
Fights:
Vs Portia jumping spider
Vs Grass spider (Agelenopsis)

Vs Long-bodied Cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
Fighting average: 0.34
How to get: Near water. Their web is often horizontal.
Care: Let them spin a web and feed them flies and smaller spiders.
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Bug fighting "Wiki" / Scytodes (Spitting spider)
« Last post by Dutch on October 31, 2020, 12:46:17 pm »
Scytodes (Spitting spider)
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Size: 0.16—0.35 inches long.
Damage type: Stab (jaws), Venom (from fangs), Sticky (shot silk)
Damage level: low Ladybug-class (jaws), Ladybug-class (venom), high Ladybug-class (silk)
Armor durability level: Flea-class
Immune system durability level: Likely Small-class
Speed level: High Beetle-class
Eyesight level: Ant-class
Intelligence level: Likely Beetle-class
Tactic: Sneak up on the enemy, then pin them to the ground with a shot of silk.
Fighting behavior: Fighting information on this genus is limited, but if it is hungry it will probably attack anything that looks small enough to capture.
Fights:
Vs Metallic Green jumping spider (Salticid)
Vs scorpion
Vs Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)

Fighting average: 1.00
How to get: In side and outside.
Care: Feed them flies and smaller spiders. Give them room to hunt.
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Bug fighting "Wiki" / Lucanus elaphus (Elk stag beetle)
« Last post by Dutch on October 30, 2020, 07:08:37 pm »
Lucanus elaphus (Giant stag beetle, Elk stag beetle, Elephant stag beetle)
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Size: Up to 2.4 inches long [1] [2]
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Shove (body)
Damage level: Low Beetle-class (jaws), Beetle-class (body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to low Tank-class
Immune system durability level: Unknown; likely Widow-class
Speed level: Beetle-class
Eyesight level: Carabid-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Tactic: Grab them, then lift them high in the air until they're counted out.
Fights:
Vs Dorcus consentaneus [3]
Fighting average: 0.0
How to get: Can be found in the eastern US. Also here: https://www.usbeetles.com/
Care: Keep them like other stag beetles. Feed the adults sap, and the larvae rotten wood. https://www.beetlebreeding.ch/lucanus-elephus/, https://beetleforum.net/topic/3903-lucanus-elaphus-larvae-care/
Footnotes:
[1]: https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Giant-Stag-Beetle
[2]: https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/giant-stag-beetle-elk-stag-beetle
[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
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Dorcus bucephalus (Japanese Giant stag beetle, Ox-headed stag beetle)
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Size: Up to about 4 inches long
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Shove (body)
Damage level: High Beetle-class (jaws), high Beetle-class (body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to high Tank-class
Immune system durability level: Unknown; likely low Widow-class
Speed level: Beetle-class
Eyesight level: Carabid-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Tactic: Grab them by the jaws, then push them off the edge.
Fights:
Vs Palawan stag beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus)
Vs Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas)
Vs Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus)

Vs Palawan stag beetle (Dorcus titanus palawanicus) (rematch)
Vs Mesotopus tarandus
Vs Sumatra stag beetle(?) (Dorcus titanus titanus)

Vs Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) (rematch)
Vs Hope stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)

Vs Giant rhinoceros beetle (Megasoma gyas porioni)
Vs Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) (second rematch)
Vs Hope stag beetle (Dorcus hopei) (rematch)
Vs Dorcus grandis formosanus

Vs Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma)
Fighting average: 0.54
How to get: Found in Asia.
Gallery:

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DinoBugs "Wiki" / Irritator/Scaphinotus bilobus
« Last post by Dutch on October 29, 2020, 02:33:17 pm »
Irritator
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Info: Smaller relative of Spinosaurus. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritator

Scaphinotus bilobus
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Size: 12-14 mm long
Info: This is a small Snail Eater beetle. https://bugguide.net/node/view/318650
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Tackle (legs, body), Venom (irritant chemicals)
Damage level: Low Ceratosaur-class (jaws), Ceratosaur-class (legs, body), low Raptor-class (irritants)
Armor durability level: Strong-class
Immune system durability level: Wolf-class
Speed level: Low to mid-Ceratosaur-class
Swimming ability level: Low to mid-Spinosaur-class
Eyesight level: Ceratosaur-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
How to get: Look under logs and stones in wet forests. Sometimes you will see them walking through swamps. https://www.gbif.org/species/4988643
Care: Feed them snails, slugs, or pieces of rotten fruit. Keep the soil in their container moist.
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Gorgosaurus
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Info: A smaller relative of T. rex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgosaurus

Scarites subterraneus (Big-headed ground beetle, Pendunculate ground beetle)
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Size: 15-20 mm long
Info: A smaller relative of the T. rex beetle. https://bugguide.net/node/view/2992, http://www.wildsouthflorida.com/scarites.ground.beetle.html
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Tackle (legs, body), Venom (acid)
Damage level: High Allosaur-class (jaws), low Giganotosaur-class (legs, body), high Allosaur-class (acid)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class
Immune system durability level: Likely low Centipede-class
Speed level: Ceratosaur-class
Swimming ability level: Unknown; likely Common-class
Eyesight level: Ceratosaur-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Where to find: Under rocks and logs, anywhere where there is prey.
Care: They love slugs, caterpillars, and worms. Keep the soil moist.
Gallery:

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