{"product_id":"titanus-giganteus-open","title":"Titanus giganteus open","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIES \u003c\/strong\u003e Titanus giganteus male   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN   \u003c\/strong\u003ePeru\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAME \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e21.5x29.5xD5cm\u003c\/span\u003e Made from recycled products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e  AKA \u003cspan\u003eThe Titan beetle. \u003c\/span\u003eFound in tropical forests near the equator in south America this longhorn beetle is the world's biggest beetle and can grow up to 160mm. The \u003cspan\u003elarvae live for several years in buried decaying wood with adults emerging for a brief annual flight period during which they reproduce and die. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdult males have an impressive threat display when disturbed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey make a loud hissing sound by expelling air from their ‘spiracles’ (or breathing holes) along the sides of the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey also have defensive spines on the inside margins of the legs (absent in the female) and on the sides of the thorax and;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn impressive pair of ‘nutcracker’ jaws that can break a pencil or make star shaped cracks in a plastic ruler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Titanus giganteus is now protected in French Guiana since July 2019. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOnly one specimen per year per person is allowed and must be declared.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe were able to get one of the last packages out and as such these are strictly limited items.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMES IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD GIFT BOX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"footer.jpg\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/footer.jpg?v=1782195205\" title=\"footer.jpg\" width=\"503\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","offers":[{"title":"120mm","offer_id":47265445281963,"sku":"BNTGO - 080101","price":3100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"132mm","offer_id":47265445314731,"sku":"BNTGO - 080101","price":3150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/3153\/6811\/files\/BNTGO_Titanus_giganteus_1__04804.1702536924.1280.1280.jpg?v=1782212255","url":"https:\/\/bitsandbugs.com\/products\/titanus-giganteus-open","provider":"Bits \u0026 Bugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}