Prosopocoilus giraffa

Giraffe stag beetle
Prosopocoilus giraffa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Genus: Prosopocoilus
Species: P. giraffa
Binomial name
Prosopocoilus giraffa
Olivier, 1789

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 its muscular jaws. It is up to 119 millimetres in length. Body color is typically determined by habitat.

List of subspecies

External links

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