World’s largest insect, Africa’s giant Goliath beetle, faces extinction

New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry and, to a lesser extent, by the international trade in dried insects.

Mar 5, 2025 - 10:28
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World’s largest insect, Africa’s giant Goliath beetle, faces extinction
New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry and, to a lesser extent, by the international trade in dried insects.