Certain species, including rhino beetles, hiss, but don’t be afraid of this. Take care not to squish or injure your beetle pets if you’re holding them. Always supervise children because they ...

Creepy fascination: Stag beetles are popular pets in Japan. The world's largest stag beetle is the giraffe stag beetle, which can reach lengths of more than 4 ½ inches and uses two large pincers ...

Why rare beetles are being smuggled to Japan at an alarming rate. Big-horned rhinoceros beetles, taken from Bolivia, are ending up in Japan's illegal pet trade—and in beetle wrestling matches.

Larvae of the enormous rhinoceros beetle eat through piles of organic waste that would otherwise end up in polluting ... Canada, France, the United States and Japan, where they are a popular pet.