Monday, January 27, 2020

January 27, 2020

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

I am a female Splendid Ox Beetle
If I was male, I would have a horn
Someday I’ll lay eggs in a burrow underground
And my larvae will eat roots after they're born.

Sources: BugGuide.net

Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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