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πŸͺ² Beetles

Dune Rove Beetle

Bledius furcatus

About

A small, burrowing oxytelline rove beetle specialized for life in coastal sand dunes. Males have distinctive forked projections on the head used in competition for burrow sites.

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Did You Know?

This beetle creates vertical burrows up to 10 cm deep in sand, which it maintains open even as shifting sands constantly threaten to fill them.