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Forked Fungus Beetle

Bolitotherus cornutus

Photo by J.T.Layne
Published on Project Noah
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41.0442, -83.6499

Field Notes

Description:

Very hard exoskeleton, active at night.

Habitat:

Woodlands

Notes:

Taken at 2300 during a bat survey, many of these were on a stump with shelf fungus.

Reference Links:

Species Bolitotherus cornutus - Forked Fungus Beetle - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (1)
HemaShah
I find the fact that a beetle has such a hard exo skeleton very interesting!
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2012

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