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πŸͺ² Beetles

Thin-neck Cave Beetle

Pseudanophthalmus parvicollis

Endangered

About

A narrowly endemic cave beetle with a distinctively slender pronotum. It inhabits caves in the Appalachian karst region.

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Did You Know?

Its narrow neck (pronotum) helps it squeeze through tiny fissures in cave rock.