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πŸͺ² Beetles

Amazonian Bark Beetle

Xyleborus ferrugineus

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About

A tiny cylindrical bark beetle that bores into tropical hardwoods to cultivate fungal gardens. It is one of the most widespread ambrosia beetles in the Neotropics.

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Did You Know?

Females carry fungal spores in special structures called mycangia and inoculate new tunnels to grow food for their larvae.