Goliath beetle

The goliath beetle is a red and black beetle that sits on palm trees during the summer months in the evening. It is an expensive insect, selling for 6,000 Bells.

Donating to the museum
Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say the following.

In
It can be found in the middle terrace on the lonely palm tree to the right of the exhibit.

In
It can be found in the left most wall, in the far left room, on the palm tree closest to the top left corner.

In
It can be found in the main bug room on a big tree on the top right corner.

Commissioning a model
In, if the player brings three goliath beetles to Flick to commission a model, he will say the following:

"R-really? You want a sculpture of a goliath beetle? Fell juggernaut of the backyard? It is the exquisite intersection of mighty strength and graceful grace! Plus those cool white markings! I promise this will be my gigantic-est masterpiece, and I shall title it The Grand Goliath Beetle!"

Real-world information
The Goliathus giganteus (the goliath beetle) and the other five members of the genus are all natives to Africa, primarily around the equatorial tropics. Unlike other scarab beetles in the sub. family of Cetoniinae (flower scarab beetles), it requires a high protein diet as a larva - in captivity the larvae can eat cat and/or dog food alongside dried leaves. Like its relatives, adults prefer to feed on sugar-rich fluids like tree sap and the juice from fruits. As in other horned scarabaeoid beetles, only the males possess the tiny horns; females have shorter, rectangular heads.