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πŸͺ² Beetles

Frigate Island Giant Tenebrionid Beetle

Polposipus herculeanus

Critically Endangered

About

A large flightless darkling beetle endemic to Frigate Island in the Seychelles. It shelters under bark and in dead wood during the day.

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Did You Know?

Its entire wild population is restricted to a single island less than 2 square kilometers in size.