Akio Ohara reaches into a plastic container and scoops out a beetle that is bigger than his entire hand.

Its shell is a lustrous golden brown, and its majestic top horn stretches out far past the tips of Ohara¡¯s fingers. Underneath, a smaller horn curves menacingly upward, primed on a set of powerful jaws.

¡°You¡¯ve got to be careful it doesn¡¯t pinch your finger,¡± Ohara says. ¡°That would be very painful.¡±