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Tag Archives: beetles
Four of 10 quintillion
That mind-boggling number is the estimated number of insects on the planet, according to E. O. Wilson. That’s supposedly 80% of the number of every species on Earth. The Entomological Society of America says: More than one million different species … Continue reading
Melbourne Museum
The Melbourne Museum is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere. It is “Victoria’s state museum of natural sciences, indigenous cultures, Australian history and cultural heritage”. I was impressed with it, even though it has the usual museum habit of … Continue reading
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Desert beetle
My cousin Jan and her partner Rodney went to Lake Eyre during its recent flooding to see what they could see. One thing was this desert-living pie-dish beetle (one of the Helea species, perhaps H. waitei but I’m not sure). … Continue reading
A few bugs in the system
I enjoy seeing unusual bugs and beetles (one of the differences is that bugs have sucking mouthparts and beetles have chewing mouthparts). Here’s a beetle that landed on my manuscript this morning. It looks like a ladybird. What a striking … Continue reading
