''Megaceras briansaltini'', named in honor of Brian Saltin, son of

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Jochen-P. Saltin, is a

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vian 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

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Dynastinae Beetles of South America Beetles described in 2007 {{Dynastinae-stub