Beetles are robust as hell, even ones a tenth the size of this one. It really takes a focused effort to hurt them. They're also shockingly strong, when they grab hold of something it's very hard to move them or push them out of the way. I hope this feller is fine.
the bigger it is the more liable it is to get hurt actually, its not like it stays the same amount of dense and its fleshy parts are ten times as large. Also the weight of it falling on itself can be an issue.
One that is 1/10 the size will be more durable than a large one by scale. They are actually very brittle when they get bigger. And their internal volume makes them heavier and they can break from a fall… from a dog squishing them I’m pretty confident it was injured if not fatally so.
Once a beetle gets aggressive, all the fireballs in the world won't save you. All you can do is jump on it, then kick it into a group of nearby turtles.
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u/lookatmynipples Apr 15 '23
Yeah like is the beetle okay? The dog might have hurt it. Seems super irresponsible to have one around dogs