Thursday, December 25, 2025

December 25, 2025

I am known as a Common Sieve Tortoise Beetle
My life history is somewhat whack
When I was young
I wore a shield made of dung
To keep predators off of my back.

Location: My house, Fellsmere

Sources: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN246

https://entomologytoday.org/2016/08/30/from-turtle-shell-to-poop-umbrella-this-is-one-unusual-group-of-beetles/

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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