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Hercules Beetle

Year completed: 2007
Medium: Ink Line Art Illustration with Digital Tinting
Description: Fine art drawing of a Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules)

Hand-signed limited edition fine art print (500) of a Hercules Beetle. The illustration is reproduced on high-quality acid free stock. Dealer inquires are welcome.

Limited edition fine art print:
8"x10" (20.3 x 25.4cm) $17.95
11"x14" (27.9 x 36.6cm) $22.95

Print is in stock and ships in 1-2 days.

This illustration is also available as stock art.

Artist's notes:

hercules beetle thumb I did a series of five beetles in 2005. I tried to find the most interesting and beautiful of the order Coleoptera. I chose one to be the Hercules Beetle as it was one of the more well known of the rhinoceros beetles.

Information about the Hercules Beetle:

The Hercules Beetle lives in the rainforests of South and Central America. It is one of the largest beetles on the earth. It is a 'scarab' beetle and noted for it's large horns. The Hercules Beetle is thought to be ones of the strongest animals on earth for it's size as it is able to carry eight-hundred and fifty times it's own body weight.