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πŸͺ² Beetles

Blue Death-feigning Beetle

Asbolus verrucosus

About

A rounded blue-grey desert beetle covered in a waxy powder-blue coating. When threatened it flips onto its back and plays dead with legs extended stiffly.

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Did You Know?

Its death-feigning behavior is so convincing that predators lose interest and the beetle can remain motionless for hours.