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We look down on a fuzzy little sand-colored scarab-shaped beetle on a background of sand. His large, coffee-colored antennae jut out and forward from his head, spreading into three paddles at their ends. The antennae remind us of reindeer antlers, and the whole fuzzy creature could be the insect analog of a shaggy reindeer.

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We look down on a fuzzy little sand-colored scarab-shaped beetle on a background of sand. His large, coffee-colored antennae jut out and forward from his head, spreading into three paddles at their ends. The antennae remind us of reindeer antlers, and the whole fuzzy creature could be the insect analog of a shaggy reindeer.
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Bryan Wright (catselbow@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 28-Apr-2025 23:55:03 JST Bryan Wright

I would never have seen this fellow if he hadn't moved. He's tiny and the color of the sand in this creekside sandbar.
#beetles #coleoptera #insects #InverteFest #Photography

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