The Atlas Beetle bug (Chalcosoma map book) is an extremely enormous type of creepy crawly in the family Scarabaeidae, tracked down in Southeast Asia. Guys have three conspicuous horns. The species is named for Map book, the monster of Greek folklore who upheld the skies.
Depiction
Chalcosoma chart book, as different insects of the sort Chalcosoma, is surprising for its size. As is normal in the Scarabaeidae, guys are bigger than the females, arriving at a length of around 60-120 millimeters (2.4-4.7 in); females are around 25-60 millimeters (0.98-2.36 in). Guys have particular horns on their head and chest that they use to battle with one another, to acquire mating privileges with females. The Map book scarab varies from other Chalcosoma species (like C. caucasus) by the more extensive finish of the cephalic (head) horn.
Hatchlings
The hatchling of the Atlas Beetle insect is known for its wild way of behaving, including gnawing whenever contacted. Unsubstantiated reports exist of hatchlings that live respectively battling until the very end assuming they have deficient space or food.
Conveyance
Chalcosoma Atlas Beetle is tracked down in Southeast Asia.
Parasitoids
The species is the host of a parasitoid, the goliath scoliid wasp Megascolia procer, which has a deadening toxin.
Subspecies
- Chalcosoma atlas atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)- Sulawesi
- Chalcosoma atlas butonensis Nagai, 2004- Buton island
- Chalcosoma atlas keyboh Nagai, 2004- Malaysia and Sumatra
- Chalcosoma atlas mantetsu Nagai, 2004- Thailand and Vietnam
- Chalcosoma atlas simeuluensis Nagai, 2004- Simeule island
- Chalcosoma atlas sintae Nagai, 2004- Peleng islands
- Chalcosoma atlas hesperus (Erichson, 1834)- Philippines
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