Goliath Beetle
The Goliath beetle (or Goliathus goliatus) is a large species of insect that lives in the savannah and rainforests of Central Africa. The males and females are different in appearance and size:
The males are larger - between 60mm and 100mm - with a dark brown abdomen, a brown thorax with white stripes, black legs, as well as a white head with a Y-shaped horn. The females have shorter, thinner stripes on the thorax, are smaller in size - between 50mm and 80mm - and do not have a horn.
Goliathus goliatus
Exhibit needs
- Exhibit types
- Box, Cylinder, Box large, Cylinder large, Box large angled
- Terrain
- Rainforest
- Temperature
- 23–36 °C (variance 5 °C below, 5 °C above)
- Humidity
- 40–60% (variance 5 below, 5 above)
- Food
- Fruit and vegetables
- Litter
- 1–1
- Overpopulation at
- 3 (extreme 5)
- Colony up to
- 20
- Breeds in
- Autumn
Overview
- Scientific name
- Goliathus goliatus
- Class
- Insecta
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated
- Enclosure
- Exhibit
- Temperature
- 23 °C – 36 °C
- Humidity
- 40% – 60%
- Lifespan
- 0.75 yr – 2.5 yr
- Content
- Base game