カブトムシとは英語で 「Japanese Horned Beetle」また「Japanese rhinoceros beetle」と呼ばれています。
Even though sometimes the insect can be just called "Kabutomushi" by people who are in the scientific community, it is often listed as "Japanese horned beetle" or "Japanese rhinoceros beetle" by English speakers.
More often than not, English speakers who are devoted to study insects will probably be more likely to refer to the bug by these two terms instead of using its original Japanese name.
Kabutomushi is usually called a "Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle". They are called this because the horn on their head is reminiscent of that of a rhinoceros.
Their scientific name is "Allomyrina dichotoma" but you would be unlikely to use this in conversation unless you are a scientist who specialises in beetles.
Because of the horn on its head, it gave it the name rhinoceros beetle. The Japanese rhinoceros beetle is a species of the rhinoceros beetle. Most people who are not scientists will call it a beetle or an insect when they see it. Often people will say in a horrified way:
"That beetle is huge! What is that?!" and it would be your chance to tell them its name.
Hope this helps!
頭に角があることから、"rhinoceros beetle"(カブトムシ)という名前が付きました。日本のカブトムシは、"rhinoceros beetle"の一種です。専門家以外の人は、"beetle"もしくは昆虫と呼ぶでしょう。
カブトムシを見た人は、恐ろしい物でも見たかのような反応をする人が多いです。例えば―
"That beetle is huge! What is that?!"(あのビートル、デカい!何あれ??)このとき、そのビートルの名前を教えてあげるチャンスですね。
お役に立てれば幸いです。
The rhinoceros beetle is so called because of its horn which resembles that of a rhino. It is said to be one of the strongest animals on earth because it can carry weights of up to 850 times its body weight. The hons are used for digging underground and fighting. The rhinoceros beetle can also fly. This insect is found mainly in forest areas where it feeds on rotting fruit, wood from rotting trees and tree sap.
So, if someone asks you what you know about the rhinoceros beetle, you may say:
The rhinoceros beetle is one of the strongest animals on earth.
or
The rhinoceros beetle is harmless to humans.
or
The rhinoceros beetle has a horn on its head similar to that of a rhino.
"Ahhhh! There's a nasty giant bug on your leg!"
"It looks like some kind of Rhinoceros Beetle."
"That insect is huge!"
Rhinoceros Beetle or Horned Beetle has a large hard horn protruding out the front. In English 'beetle' in general describes a broad group of insects with hard exterior wings, 6 legs, and antennae. Common beetles include ladybugs and cockroaches. When beetles fly they lift their hard wings out and fly with the softer wings underneath.
"Ahhhh! There's a nasty giant bug on you leg!"(ギャーッ!私の足に気色悪い巨大な虫が!) "It looks like some kind of Rhinoceros Beetle." (カブトムシみたいに見える。)"That insect is huge!"(あの昆虫はデカい!)
"Rhinoceros Beetle"または "Horned Beetle"の前方には硬くて大きな角が突き出ています。一般的に、英国で"beetle"と言うと、アンテナがあり、外側に硬い羽がある6本足の昆虫のことを指すので、カブトムシに限りません。例えば、テントウ虫やゴキブリも"beetle"の仲間です。Beetleが飛ぶときは、硬い羽の下にある柔らかい羽を広げて飛びます。
Well, it may be a rhinoceros beetle but if you are not an expert, it's just 'some kind of beetle'. If you don't know what kind of bug it is, you may exclaim:
"It's a horriible creepy crawly!"
"Rhinoceros beetle"のことだと思われますが、専門家でなければ、単なる"beetle"にしか過ぎないでしょう。もし虫の種類がわからないときは、"It's a horrible creepy-crawly!"(恐ろしい、はう虫だ!)と叫んでもいいかもしれないですね。
This beetle has a hard shell and sometimes flies. They mostly are seen on the ground with other bugs. Lots of critters and insects like these are found around rubbish, dirt and dung. Dung is animal manure. These beetles are sometimes seen rolling manure backwards with their legs. Their shell is hard and heavy and when they tumble upside down, they get stuck and can't turn themselves back over.