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πŸͺ² Beetles

Palmetto Tortoise Beetle

Hemisphaerota cyanea

About

A round, blue-black tortoise beetle found on palm fronds in the southeastern United States. It can grip surfaces with extraordinary tenacity.

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Did You Know?

It uses thousands of microscopic oil-secreting bristles on its feet to create adhesion forces 60 times its own body weight.