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Aloeus Ox Beetle
Strategus aloeus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Smooth Ox BeetleStrategus antaeus
European Rhinoceros BeetleOryctes nasicornis
Western Rhinoceros BeetleXyloryctes thestalus
Carrot BeetleLigyrus gibbosus
Strategus validus
Enema endymion
Phyllognathus excavatus
Strategus oblongus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 3,062 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,503 |
| Mexico | 1,268 |
| Arizona | 388 |
| Costa Rica | 182 |
| Louisiana | 142 |
| Nuevo Leon | 122 |
| Panama | 122 |
| Alabama | 119 |
| Guanajuato | 110 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabs · Scarabaeidae |
| Genus | Ox Beetles · Strategus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Aloeus Ox Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.