Africa’s Giant Beetle with a Four-Figure Price Tag: Inside the Market for Goliath Beetles

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, named after the Biblical giant due to their huge size. Along with these ...
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Hercules beetle: The titan insect with giant horns for love and war

Hercules beetles are among the largest flying insects in the world, with males of some subspecies measuring up to 6.8 inches (17.2 centimeters) long. They are also extraordinarily strong and can lift ...
New Scientist

Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

For the first time in more than 50 years, a giant lacewing (Polystoechotes punctata) has been found in eastern North America. The discovery raises new questions about the distribution of the ...
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Giant flying insect found on Walmart building turns out to be Jurassic-era find

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that ...
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Giant Jurassic-Era Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart — But Man 'Forgot About It for Almost a Decade'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A giant insect that hasn't been seen in North America in several decades turned up at a Walmart in Arkansas. The Jurassic-Era bug ...
Scientific American

AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

To use this evidence, investigators typically must grow the larvae until adulthood in a laboratory setting and then identify ...