Watch a Hercules Beetle Metamorphose Before Your Eyes | Nat Geo Wild

Watch this beetle go from larvae to giant. The Hercules beetle is one of the largest flying insects in the world. ➡ Subscribe: https://on.natgeo.com/41A7tf0 #NatGeoWILD #HerculesBeetle #Metamorphosis About National Geographic Animals: National Geographic Animals brings you closer to the wild than ever before. Take a journey through the animal kingdom to discover fierce predators, surprising behaviors, adorable babies, and more through our fascinating wildlife documentaries, series, and specials. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: https://nationalgeographic.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/natgeo Facebook: https://facebook.com/natgeo Threads: https://threads.com/@natgeo X: https://x.com/NatGeo LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-geographic TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@natgeo Reddit: https://reddit.com/user/nationalgeographic Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/natgeo As grubs they are impressively large. As beetle expert Brett Ratcliffe puts it, they “are basically the size of a Polish sausage.” Hercules beetles also go through metamorphosis, like a butterfly. Except, a butterfly spins a cocoon out of silk. The beetle builds a pupal chamber out of its own feces and, in it, transforms. As an adult, male Hercules beetles can stretch up to seven inches long including their horns. Watch a Hercules Beetle Metamorphose Before Your Eyes | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/AFbu21AGSho Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild