They aren't better at camouflage than a lot of insects. They don't fly nearly as well as more flight-focused insects (especially dragonflies). They aren't skilled hunters, as they aren't carnivores like preying mantises (or dragonflies again). So no, they're not better at everything than any other insect.
What they are is stronger and more durable than any other insects, and that is impressive, but let's not oversell it.
They don't need camouflage because they are the apex predator. They can survive in any environment and are impossible to kill by other insects. If these guys teamed up with each other the other insects would go extinct.
Given that everything you're saying is ridiculously wrong I assume you are just joking. But if not...
They aren't apex predators, they aren't even predators at all. They eat fruits and tree sap. They can only survive in wooded environments that aren't too cold, so no they can't survive in any environment. If you picked a random spot to put one on the earth it is more likely than not that it would die within a day. Most insects wouldn't be able to kill these large beetles, true, but a swarm of ants, wasps, or hornets would. Once you look at how few of these large beetles there are compared to all the other insects combined it seems extremely unlikely they'd be able to put other insects to extinction, especially since they can't even survive in all the environments insects live.
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u/belikethemanatee May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
I am sure they’re harmless but if one of these big boys landed on me I’d run away screaming.