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       Xyloryctes jamaicensis (Unicorn beetle)
       By: Dutch Date: November 11, 2020, 7:45 pm
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       Xyloryctes jamaicensis (Unicorn beetle, American rhinoceros
       beetle)
       Image:
  HTML https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2430/3889656222_cd6d2320b8.jpg
       Size (male, with horns): 0.8-1.5 inches long [1]
       General info:
  HTML https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Rhinoceros-Beetle,<br
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  HTML http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/1/7/american-rhinoceros-beetles-xyloryctes-jamaicensis
       Damage type: Shove (body)
       Damage level: Beetle-class (body)
       Armor durability level: High Strong-class to Tank-class
       Immune system durability level: Unknown; likely low Widow-class
       Speed level: Low Beetle-class
       Eyesight level: Carabid-class
       Intelligence level: Beetle-class
       Fighting behavior: More information is needed on this species'
       fighting styles and aggression, but it seems that they need a
       female to defend, or they may not fight. [2]
       Fights: None
       Fighting average: N/A
       How to get: They live all over the US, except for the west coast
       and a few isolated spots. Sometimes they swarm on Ash trees. [1]
       Care:
  HTML https://bugguide.net/node/view/3310#body
       Footnotes:
       [1]:
  HTML https://bugguide.net/node/view/3310
       [2]:
  HTML https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Rhinoceros-Beetle
       Gallery:
  HTML https://bugguide.net/images/raw/NHT/HMH/NHTHMHDHUHZRMLRRNHRRPH1ZML8ZZLPZSLAZILHREHHR2HRRMLVZKLCHSLTHLL2ZSL8Z4HDH5H.jpghttps://sites.duke.edu/dukeinsects/files/2015/09/Xyloryctes_jamaicensis3.jpg<br
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  HTML https://performance-vision.com/RhinoBeetle/IMG_2881-crop-800w.jpg
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