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πŸͺ² Beetles

Bornean Thick-legged Flower Beetle

Cheirotonus battareli

Vulnerable

About

A large, striking flower beetle with metallic green elytra and enormously thickened front legs in males. The oversized forelegs are used to grasp and grapple during male combat.

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Did You Know?

Males with the largest forelegs win more mating opportunities, driving an evolutionary arms race for ever-larger leg size.