This article focuses on a series of experiences an early childhood classroom had with the life cycle of a Rhinoceros Beetle and uses developmental theory to frame the process of learning for young children. The article offers recommendations for adult child interaction and classroom discussions that ...
Rhinos generally live a solitary lifestyle. Black rhinos will more aggressively defend their territory while Indian and Javan rhinos have more loosely defined territory that may overlap. Sumatran rhinos, which live in more dense forests and vegetation are diligent about marking trails with feces and ...
takesplace at the breeding sites. Adults may live 4-9 months and eachfemale lays 50-100 eggs during her lifetime.Damage. Coconut rhinoceros beetle adults damage palms by bor-ing into the center of the crown, where they injure the young, grow-ing tissues and feed on the exuded sap. As ...
Coconut palms, often referred to as the “tree of life”1 in the Pacific, provide numerous benefits to human society. In the Pacific, the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) has caused serious damage to palms, including co...
The head horn of the Asian rhinoceros beetle develops as an extensively folded primordium before unfurling into its final 3D shape at the pupal molt. The information of the final 3D structure of the beetle horn is prefigured in the folding pattern of the developing primordium. However, the deve...
The coconut Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) is one of the most damaging insect to coconut palms in India. The experimental study on the growth response of 3rd instar larvae of Oryctes rhinoceros infesting the coconut trees. The LC50/96 hours value for the larvae of Oryctes rhinoceros were...