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Megaceras briansaltini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Dynastinae
Tribe:	Oryctini
Genus:	Megaceras
Species:	M. briansaltini
Binomial name
Megaceras briansaltini Ratcliffe, 2007

Megaceras briansaltini, named in honor of Brian Saltin, son of entomologist Jochen-P. Saltin, is a Peruvian rhinoceros beetle with a horn surprisingly similar to that of the character Dim from Pixar's animated film, A Bug's Life (created eight years before the beetle's discovery), previously unseen in nature (coined the Dim Effect by its discoverer Brett C. Ratcliffe). It remains unclear whether this is a natural feature or an uncommon mutation, as only one specimen has been found.

M. briansaltini was listed ninth in the top species of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration.

References

1. Brett C. Ratcliffe (2007). "A remarkable new species of Megaceras from Peru (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini). The "Dim Effect": Nature mimicking art". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 61 (3): 463–467. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2007)61[463:ARNSOM]2.0.CO;2.
2. "Number 9 – Life Imitates Art: "Dim" Rhinoceros beetle". Top 10 New Species - 2008. Arizona State University. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

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