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πŸͺ² Beetles

Polar Rove Beetle

Atheta graminicola

About

A tiny, elongate rove beetle with short wing covers and a flexible abdomen. It is dark brown to black and very agile. It lives among decaying vegetation and is a predator of mites and other small arthropods.

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Did You Know?

Rove beetles like this species can raise their abdomens like scorpions to deter predators, though they have no stinger.