Goliath beetle

The Goliath Beetle is a red and black beetle that sits on palm trees during the summer months in the evening. It sells for a price of 6,000 bells.

Despite their apparent size and strength they are very skittish and flee if the player moves at normal walk speed in the near vicinity.

Donating to the Museum
Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers the curator will say;

In Wild World
"Horned beetles are said to be the largest of the beetle families, wot? Indeed, in some regions, this is the largest beetle on record. It certainly has the largest repulsiveness quota. Hardly something to brag about..."

After donation, the goliath beetle can be found at the top of the palm tree on the right in the exhibit on the left of the first room of the Insect area.

In City Folk
"Goliath beetles are a variety of fruit beetle with a very long scientific name. As stands to reason, given their name, these beetles are incredibly strong. Beyond that morsel of knowledge, I know little, because they utterly REPULSE me..."

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

In New Leaf
In New Leaf an information board in the bug exhibit will list information about this bug.

"Goliath beetles, named after the legendary giant, are among the largest insects in the world. The larvae can weigh four ounces or more. Once mature, they are only half that weight, however. They spend their days flying from tree to tree to feed on tree sap or fruits."

Encyclopedia Information
When the player has caught the goliath beetle, they can find information about the insect in the bug menu. Below is the information regarding the goliath:

Further information
The Goliathus goliatus (the Goliath Beetle) (Goliathus giganteus is a synonym)and the other 5 members of the genus are all native to Africa, primarily around the equatorial tropics. Unlike other scarab beetles in the subfamily of Cetoniinae (the flower scarabs), it requires a high protein diet as a larva - in captivity the larvae are best raised on cat 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 scarabaeid beetles, only the males possess the tiny horns. Additionally, females have shorter, rectangular heads.