This
beetle is a shade of orange to brown, depending on its range. A black stripe runs down it from its head and
pronotum to the bottom of the
thorax narrowing as it goes along, the males possess large
mandibles for battling for territory and mates and can reach 24–65 mm. A female will be 21-31mm, the
larvae are a creamy yellow and feed on rotten wood. They reach around 25–36 mm in length and are voracious eaters taking a year to reach the
pupal phase and 4 months to
pupate. The adults live for around 8 months in captivity and most likely live less in the wild, they feed on ageing fruits and tree sap. ==Keeping them as pets==