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Pinacate beetle, Darkling beetle

Eleodes armatus

Description:

Eleodes sp.

Habitat:

Sandy wash, 3600'

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3 Comments

Robb Hannawacker
Robb Hannawacker 10 years ago

I've never witnessed body dew drinking with Eleodes, but maybe the more humid Baja Pacific Coast would be analogous to the Namib Desert (fog deserts).

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

This one has the most vertical position I've ever seen! Does this species collect night moisture like the Namibia species?

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Smart looking beetles !

Robb Hannawacker
Spotted by
Robb Hannawacker

San Bernardino, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 2, 2010
Submitted on May 23, 2013

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