| Longevity of the Western Hercules beetle, D | PDF from the original on 18 February 2018 |
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| Scarabaeus hercules , , 1758• from the original on 2017-05-09 | Adult beetles can live for three to six months in captivity |
| Combat behavior between males [ ] It has been observed in wild habitat and in captivity that male D | Dynastes hercules takakuwai Nagai, 2002• "Notes on the Hercules Beetle, Dynastes hercules Linn |
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| Male Distribution and habitat [ ] Populations of D | Dynastes hercules niger Endrodi, 1947• Females have an average gestation period of 30 days from copulation to egg-laying, and may lay up to 100 eggs on the ground or on dead wood |
They have been observed feeding on peaches, pears, apples, and grapes in captivity.
25| has shown that the genus Dynastes in fact originated from South America | "Exaggerated Trait Growth in Insects" |
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| The species versus subspecies conundrum: quantitative delimitation from integrating multiple data types within a single bayesian approach in Hercules beetles | hercules Not much is known about the life cycle in the wild, but much evidence has been gained through observations of captive-bred populations |
They have a black suture with sparsely distributed black spots elsewhere on the elytra.
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