My Atlas Beetle

[10huskys]

i just now found my beetle outside and im trying to find out how to take care of it=/ i named her pokemon:D

[arifsaw1998]

where can i find this beetle in penang???

=.="

[pro194757]

@arifsaw1998 in johore got..in palm oil estates..i just used one for my insect speciments project

[CaptainObvious0000]

sweet, it attacks you like you were a beetle of his kind

[peepers2468]

mine has big horns!

[Ashterrs]

They are beatiful and agressive!!! they are poisonous? if they are not then they are best insect-mascot EVER!

[asshole0465027451]

wow that looks fierce i was planning to get one but i changed my mind O. O but they look pretty cool

[dynastes619]

@timwumushifreak in kl at the mall they sell xlytropuse Gideon adult ones

[kamenriderwayne]

dude it is good to do that to the beetle making him strong so he can fight with others ( they don't kill each other when you le them fight on the ground )

[fromstart2finish]

where did you get this thing?

I heard in japan they can be pretty expensive

[devilmok]

@fromstart2finish It's wild in malaysia

[timwumushifreak]

@devilmok Which part of Malaysia did you catch it? Don't tell me you caught it in BUkit Tinggi or Cameroon T.T I wonder if you know where they sell living beetles other than Cameroon Highlands.

[dynastes619]

dude I live in malaysia where do I get 1?

[devilmok]

@dynastes619 in some place with beetle population u can find the beetles by tracing the light source before dawn. They are light attractive

[dynastes619]

@devilmok I found an Dorcus Antaeus yesterday before dawn and thnx

[dynastes619]

@devilmok Dude I bought a Xlytropus Gideon today the adult one

[kamenriderwayne]

@dynastes619 IKEA pet safari

[shrimpluv]

How come he doesn't fly off when you keep poking him in the face? I thought when beetles get agitated enough they usually try to take off if they can't fight off what's annoying them. Maybe these ones don't like to fly that much?

[kamenriderwayne]

@shrimpluv nope, they will usually make a hissing noise they wont fly much unless they are active

[8900609]

looks like chalcosoma moellenkampi are you in the philippines???atlas could be found there...

[devilmok]

i live in malaysia, atlas and chiron are common there, mollenkampi can only be found in the sabah part of malaysia

[xI2DAVx]

dude how do you pronounce Chalcosoma?

[HXCkid06]

I found one after leaving a restaurant and and caught it with a styrofoam cup but i kept in that cup less than an hour while i went to look for something more suitable (stronger and bigger) but by the time i got back to the beetle it had escaped by cutting a hole through the cup. i don't know when i'm ever going to run into one of them again...

[mattiathekaiju]

kamen rider caucasus.

[HakuryuVision]

Cool!

How long do they live?

[devilmok]

about 1-1.5 year larva stage and maximum 6 months adult beetle stage

[HakuryuVision]

Huh?

They only live 6month as adults?

Aw man... i hoped they would at least live one year...

[Garghoul30]

cute :D

[hrnandezdiego]

worlds strongest bug; it could easily carry 5pounds of cargo

[Falza123]

ah.thats where ur wrong.the worlds strongest bug is the hercules beetle that can life waaay more than u'd think possible

[devilmok]

the weight it can lift depends, its 850 times its body weight.

[devilmok]

@Falza123 hercules beetle have up to 3.5 years of larvastage life but still only hv half year of adult life

[ilikmiself]

where did you get it

[devilmok]

My school, johor, Malaysia

[ilikmiself]

they just gave it to you?

[devilmok]

i caught it wild

[ilikmiself]

what was it doing when you caught it

[whitetigercg]

原來你也是甲蟲迷...跟我老公一樣.今天看到你在我之前的影片­留言.過來拜訪你一下!!

[devilmok]

沒記錯的話,我是在台論看到你的

[CrazedPanda59]

I'd love to put that up in someones face as their waking up.

[pROTPANDA]

Haha! :D Is he trying to pinch your finger? It doesnt hurt becouse its not hes jaws :) Its only made so he can battle against other males

[KeoTheGuilmon]

That's a Caucasus. Not Atlas.

Atlas Beetles are larger.

And their Horns are longer and straighter.

A lesser Chalcosoma Caucasus.

[devilmok]

No, thats a atlas

atlas bettle are smaller(3-10cm)

caucasus bettle(4-13cm)

and caucasus means giant

it's the largest beetle in asia.

and atlas have 3 sharp point on its front horn. caucasus only hv 2.

[super1commenter]

you are right, but caucasus and atlas both have 3 horns just that atlas's front horn is split.

[poomysan]

Its an Atlas

You can see that the middle horn does not have a small tooth in the middle

[super1commenter]

I know, i am saying it is!

Caucasus: small tooth on horn longer horns

Atlas: No small tooth Split horns

[weiyeing]

you got a atlas beetle in malaysia?!

[devilmok]

i get it from my school,Johor State

[IKeiichiroI]

atlas looks like a giant gentle but atually is kinda FIERCE

[allardbot]

how long is the larval stage? im buying an adult trio and im wondering if i should keep and raise the larvae when they mate or sell them off

[devilmok]

sorry i get it wild.i didnt breed at that time.now only i hv L1 larvae

[devilmok]

the larval stage is 1-1.5 yr

[devilmok]

it's trying to pinch my finger

[Jetzxe]

Ouch...Is he biting your finger?