Tuesday, May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024

I am a beetle in the subfamily Alleculinae
Also known as Comb-clawed Darkling Beetles
This means I have itty bitty teeth-like claws
On my hind tarsi (little feet-sels).

Location: The Nature Conservancy Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (Garden of Eden trail)

Sources: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319005-Alleculinae

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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