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Eumorphus Marginatus
It was a black bug with 4 yellow spots on it's back, around 1 cm in size. It was sitting on the underside of a big mushroom growing on a tree. It had small, thin stick-like legs and had a curvy shape, with two black antennae on it's head. The fungus beetle has a relationship with the fungi, because the fungi provides it a home and a source of energy. This relationship is commensalism, because the fungus beetle gains something, but the fungi doesn't gain or lose anything.
The fungus it was found under was around 30 centimeters in length and was on the bark of a shady tree, in a humid area.
Spotted on Mar 13, 2013
Submitted on Mar 13, 2013