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πŸͺ² Beetles

Elongate Paederine

Lathrobium elongatum

About

A very slender, reddish-brown paederine rove beetle that lives deep within waterlogged soils near streams. Its extremely narrow body is adapted for burrowing through saturated soil.

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Did You Know?

This beetle can survive prolonged submersion in water, breathing through a plastron of air trapped by microscopic hairs on its body surface.