Goliath Beetle

facts

• largest insect on the planet
• it can grow to be over 4 inches long
• it can weigh 100 grams

It lives in hot dry climates and eats other insects like ants. It also eats dead plants.

The Goliath beetle is so big that if you were riding a motorcycle and you hit it you could die from it.

It is helpful to God's creation because it helps decompose animal waste.

Overall the Goliath beetle is not the largest beetle but it is the only one it the world that weighs that much. But it is called the biggest because of its weight and mass.

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It is black and white normally. That shows that they are dangerous to eat.

Some species are able to trap moisture under their wings to help shield them from the heat.