Rhino Beetles: How to catch them

 

This is me and my dad when I was 2. I started catching large bugs at a very young age

 

 

Look closely at the top of my head in the first picture.  You will see a rhinoceros beetle.

 

I live in Papua New Guinea and these can be found often.  I have found more in towns than in the jungle

 

If you ever want to catch one here is what to do.

 

1. Pick it up by grabbing the horn.  That will only work if it is a male. 

2.  If you want to catch a female then grab it on the back.

3.  Look out for the legs.  It doesn't hurt that badly but the legs can grab onto you. Once they are on they grasp pretty hard and their legs have 2-3 spikes each.  I normally see 8 spikes on the whole beetle.  These spikes will dig into you and they can draw blood

4. If One of these is stuck on you, yank hard and don't worry about the blood.

 

Once when I was about 3 I stuck one of these to the back of my brother's head.  He screamed a lot and I got in trouble.  My mom had a very hard time getting it off of him. 

 

I have caught over 1,000 of these in my lifetime.  They make pretty good pets.