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Sacred to ancient Egyptians, these beetles recycle - of all things - dung.
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Trilobite beetle larva of Oudomxay, Laos (Coleoptera: Lycidae.) This is a juvenile netwing beetle. It is unknown whether this species is neotenous (reaching maturity without metamorphosis.) The plates on the back are called scutes; firefly larvae also have this character. This individual was collected on Puhipii mountain.
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Discovery-News.com: he Hercules beetle can lift the human equivalent of a 65-ton object. Jorge Ribas finds out what else the big bug can do.
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