Longhorn beetle. View of the upper side of a Macrodontia cervicornis longhorn beetle, showing its long mandibles (jaws, upper centre). This insect is

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Longhorn beetle. View of the upper side of a Macrodontia cervicornis longhorn beetle, showing its long mandibles (jaws, upper centre). This insect is one of the largest beetles known, with specimens exceeding 17 cm in length. The body of this specimen measures 17cm long. It lives in the rain forests of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, the Guianas, and Brazil. Additional described species in the genus extend the overall range of the genus from Guatemala to Argentina.

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