The Biggest Bro of the Insect Kingdom: The Rhino Beetle

[Narrator] I bet you've never seen a rhino beetle

in this classy of a scene.

That's darn near romantic, if I can be so bold.

Wait.

No, I didn't mean it.

Stop.

Cut to a new scene.

Please.

Better, thank you.

Actually, though, rhino beetles look so spectacular

because of sex.

Lots of species of rhino beetles are crawling around

out there, with all manner of different head shapes.

But it's only the males that have those strange faces,

which they use to fight their rivals.

Depending on the shape of the weapons,

some species will grab their foes,

while others will more scoop them.

The idea isn't to inflict damage, but to boot their rival

off the branch.

Females don't have weird faces because they don't

need them.

This kind of physical contrast between the sexes is known

as sexual dimorphism.

Think about male sheep.

They have to headbutt the bejesus out of each other

for the right to mate.

Females?

They're like, eh, whatever.

And so the male rhino beetle fights for the ladies.

Really?

Again?

I'm calling HR.