June 8, 2023

In life, this was a Tooth-necked Longhorn Beetle

Unlike butterflies and bees they appear staid and stoic

But beetles also pollinate too -

And have done so since the Mesozoic.

Location: St. Sebastian Preserve State Park, Cracker Camp

Sources: https://xerces.org/blog/notes-from-other-orders-beetles-as-pollinators

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/mesozoic.html

https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/embryophytes/angiosperms/angiosperm_pollination/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson