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πŸͺ² Beetles

Short-winged Spondylid

Spondylis buprestoides

About

A cylindrical, entirely black cerambycid that resembles a buprestid beetle more than a typical longhorn. Its antennae are short and beadlike, unusual for the family. Larvae develop in dead pine roots and stumps.

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Did You Know?

Its short antennae and cylindrical shape are so unlike a typical longhorn that it was once placed in its own family.