- This page is about the episode. For other uses, see Hercules (disambiguation).
Previous episode | Next episode |
---|---|
"The Erminator" | "Wild Kratts Alaska: Hero's Journey" |
"Hercules - The Giant Beetle" is the 16th episode of Season 5 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 132nd episode of the series overall. It premiered on January 23, 2019.
Synopsis[]
The Kratt brothers find a Hercules beetle in the rainforest and learn about their huge horns, fighting abilities, and cool exoskeleton. But when the Hercules beetle accidentally gets enlarged by the Miniaturizer, it starts causing massive destruction. So the Kratt brothers use Hercules Beetle Powers to lift him into the air while the gang tries to shrink him back down.
Plot[]
The episode begins with the Kratt brothers visiting the Canadian Museum of Nature to check out some really big bugs.
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Hercules Beetle: Hercules
- Atlas Beetle: Atlas
- Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
- Band-eyed Drone Fly
- American Bullfrog
Live Action Images[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Brown rhinoceros beetle (called rhino beetle)
- Elephant beetle
Trivia[]
- This is the sixth time an animal has used the Miniaturizer following "Masked Bandits", "The Gecko Effect", "Aquafrog", "Mini Madagascar", and "The Last Largest Lobster".
- This is the second time that the Tortuga's walking mode was used, the first being "Box Turtled In!".
- This is their second beetle-based adventure, after "Fireflies".
- This episode was the last episode of Season 5 to air.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Hercules beetles get different colors depending on the temperature within which they develop.
- Hercules beetles use their horns to fight other male Hercules beetles for dominance and to win over females.
- Hercules beetles are amongst the largest and heaviest insects in the world.
- Hercules beetles get their name from the Greek God of Strength, Heracles, who is more known by his Roman name Hercules.
- Hercules beetles like to eat rotting fruit and tree sap.
- Beetles, especially horned beetles are proportionally amongst the strongest animals in the world, with the Hercules beetle roughly estimated to be able to lift things a hundred times its size.
- Hercules beetles belong to the group of beetles called scarab beetles, which includes rhino beetles, Atlas beetles, Elephant beetles and Dung beetles.
- Female Hercules beetles lack horns.
- Despite their size and weight, Hercules beetles can actually fly.
- Beetles, like all insects have exoskeletons outside their body for protection, with flexible joints for their heads and legs.