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What if You Were as Strong as a Beetle?
A beetle so strong, it’s named after the strongest man on earth!
Get curious about a beetle so strong, its strength is legendary! Let your curiosity lead your learning with this Curiosity-Based Thinking What? to Wow! about the Hercules beetle from What If Curiosity and The Screaming Hairy Armadillo!
What: The Hercules beetle is believed to be the strongest beetle on the planet!
Who: Another Herculean achievement! The Hercules beetle’s name isn’t only mythological, it’s also scientific! Dynastes hercules is what scientists scientifically call the commonly named, Hercules beetle.
When: When do Hercules beetles use the huge horn on their heads? They use it to attack and hide! Learn more about how the Hercules beetle uses its horn to survive in The Screaming Hairy Armadillo!
Where: The Hercules beetle lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America on the other side of the planet from where the mythological Hercules lived out his legend.
How: How strong are the Hercules beetles? Hercules beetles are strong enough to throw objects 850 times their own weight!
Why: With a horn like that, why is the Hercules beetle not called the rhinoceros beetle? It is! What new name would…
