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πŸͺ² Beetles

Snail-killing Fly Beetle

Drilus flavescens

About

A brown beetle with soft elytra where males are winged but females are larviform and never develop wings. It specializes in hunting snails.

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Did You Know?

The larva enters a snails shell and slowly consumes it alive over several days before pupating inside the empty shell.