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African Soldier Beetle

Cantharis africana

About

A soft-bodied soldier beetle from Sub-Saharan Africa with orange-brown elytra and a darker head region. Like other cantharids, it has flexible elytra and is an active predator of small insects on flowers.

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Did You Know?

Soldier beetles are important pollinators in their own right, transferring pollen between flowers as they hunt for prey.