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Trechine Cave Ground Beetle

Aphaenops cerberus

Vulnerable

About

A fully cave-adapted ground beetle from the Pyrenees with no eyes, no pigmentation, and extremely elongated spider-like legs and antennae. It is beautifully adapted to life in total darkness.

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Did You Know?

Named after Cerberus, the three-headed guard dog of the underworld, this beetle navigates pitch-dark caves using enormously elongated antennae that can be twice its body length.