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Sacred to ancient Egyptians, these beetles recycle - of all things - dung.
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Trilobite beetle larva of Oudomxay, Laos (Coleoptera: Lycidae.) This is a juvenile netwing beetle. It is unknown whether this species is neotenous (reaching maturity without metamorphosis.) The plates on the back are called scutes; firefly larvae also have this character. This individual was collected on Puhipii mountain.
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Discovery-News.com: he Hercules beetle can lift the human equivalent of a 65-ton object. Jorge Ribas finds out what else the big bug can do.
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An elderly couple in Bosnia have covered their VW Beetle in more than 20,000 handmade small oak pieces which were glued to the bodywork and then varnished. The car can be driven legally.
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