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Sporting one of the hardest shells of any insect, the
Relativamente pequeño, aproximadamente 3 cm de largo.
Smallish brown/black beetle that plays dead when touched. Very hard exoskeleton.
Small black beetle that plays dead when threatened.
White beetle with black spots. about 35 mm long.
Spotted while hiking in Canyon de Chelle, Navajo Land, Arizona.
Also called the Death Feigning Beetle because it will play dead when disturbed.
Zopherus is a genus of beetles comprising 19 species.
Oak and pine forest in a mountain range about 1,800 meters above sea level
White beetle with black spots. About 5 cm long. (2 inches)
It looked like a peanut shell but it was grey/blue, fast moving. Lovely
Species of beetle about 2.5-3 cm long, 1 cm across. I was drawn to the texture ...
Beautiful, they don't seem to move much. Can they fly?
Dark, rough beetle wiht light areas.
Large black and white beetle, almost 2 inches long.
A black and white beetle about 3 cm long that was 2 meters up in a tree. The ...
Black, rugose Ironclad Beetle about 2 cm ...
The adult beetle is 5/8 to 1 3/16 inch long and the body is adorned by a black ...
Black rough exoskeleton insect that plays dead when touched.
This beetle is white in color with black splotches/dots on its' body. The legs ...
The high winds are bringing some cute bugs to my door, this one was about 2 ...
Mud colored, lumpy, rock-like looking beetle of the Family Zopheridae. It plays ...
2.5 cm long. Detailed on pages 9 and 10 at ...
The striking adult beetle is 5/8 to 1 3/16 inch long and the body is adorned by ...
Variation: The dorsal elytral sculpture is less variable than in P. porcata. ...