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The World’s Largest Insect Is Vanishing – And Chocolate Is To Blame
A giant of the insect world is disappearing at an alarming rate. The Goliath beetle (Goliathus cacicus and Goliathus regius), ...
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Largest Insect on Earth Headed For Extinction Thanks to Our Love of Chocolate
We estimate that about 80 percent of the Goliathus cacicus population has been wiped out in Côte d'Ivoire if we consider the ...
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World’s largest insect faces extinction due to humans’ chocolate demand
The chocolate industry's insatiable demand for cocoa is pushing the Goliath beetle to the brink of extinction.
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World's largest insect faces extinction: How to save two species of Africa's giant Goliath beetle
The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world's biggest insects. There are five different species. They grow up to 110mm long; males have Y-shaped horns and females do not have horns.