Goliathus regius, the Royal Goliath Beetle, female lacks the male's Y-shaped head horn, featuring instead a flat, wedge-shaped head specialized for burrowing into soil to lay eggs.
Slightly smaller than the male at 50–80 mm, she shares the species' striking velvety black-and-white patterned elytra and powerful, clawed legs built for clinging to bark.
Her larvae spend up to a year feeding on protein-rich decaying organic matter in Equatorial African rainforests before emerging as adults to feed on high-sugar tree sap and fruit.
Size:
20 x 30 cm / 7.9 x 11.8 in
Medium: watercolour and ink Paper: 100% cotton, 300 g/m²
