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Are rhinoceros beetles insects

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Yes, the rhinoceros beetle [Xylotrupes ulysses] is an insect, because it has the following:

1. Two antennae;

2. Three sets of jointed legs;

3. Three main body part divisions into the head, the thorax, and the abdomen;

4. Hard skeleton on the outside of the body;

5. Compound eyes.

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