Crews are injecting pesticides into about 800 palm trees across Kakaʻako and Ala Moana to fend off the invasive pests.

Along with the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), they’re members of the subfamily of rhinoceros beetles ... animals and plants on ecosystems, human security, agriculture, forestry, and ...

Two female bat-eared foxes have arrived at Chester Zoo - the first of their kind to be seen at the zoo in more than 30 years.

Insects have hearts, but they look very different from human hearts. Insects have what scientists call an open circulatory system, in which their "blood" — actually a substance called hemolymph — ...

Often, insects are easily concealed. For example, 37 rhino beetles were discovered at Los Angeles International airport hidden within sweet and crisp packets. Even once insects are seized ...

There is also thriving illegal trade in insects. For avid collectors, trophies and the exotic pet trade a wide array of insects have been seized over the years including rhino beetles into Japan, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle is making its way to town ... the University of Hawaii’s Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. “We were hoping it was going to be ...

The Hercules beetle belongs to the rhinoceros beetle family (Dynastinae), a subfamily ... s ability to lift 850 times its own body weight is difficult to comprehend in human terms. Consider that an ...

Coconut rhinoceros beetles, one of the top invasive species threats in Hawaiʻi ... effort with dogs because they are able to find targets that are not visible to the human eye,” said Kyoko Johnson, ...

Rhinoceros beetles feature elaborate horns on their heads or thoraxes ... Additionally, as habitats become fragmented due to human activity, local beetle populations may experience altered selection ...