A member of the beetle family Dynastidae, large and powerful beetles that include dung beetles and rhinoceros beetles.
From Dynastes (genus name) + -id suffix (taxonomic classification). Named after the powerful ruling dynasties because of these beetles' impressive strength and size.
Dynastid beetles are engineering marvels—their horn structure is perfectly optimized for flipping, and engineers study their design to improve heavy machinery.
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