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tiny beetle with antlers

Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

branched antennae, <0.5cm
FAMILY PTINIDAE deathwatch and spider beetles

Habitat:

garden

Notes:

resting on the very tip of a leaf of boneset in a garden, many beetles seem to perch like this, maybe it gives them free space to launch out into for easier escape

Reference Links:

tiny beetlw with branched antennae - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJune 19, 2014

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