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rhinoceros beetle

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any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts

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If the rhinoceros beetle in Samoa were eradicated, Samoa could produce in excess of 40,000 metric tons (44,000 short tons) of copra. Source: Internet

Many species such as the rhinoceros beetle have large protrusions from their thorax and head, which can be used to defend themselves from predators. Source: Internet

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