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21-AUG-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Forked fungus beetles (Bolitotherus cornutus), females, in polypore

By looking under and behind the Ganoderma polypore on the tree stump, I found 4 of these prehistoric looking beetles. They had snuggled down into the polypore (fungus) resting and probably feeding. Not a great shot, but I post it because it shows these fungus beetles right in their environment!

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/60s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso80 full exif

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Carol Rollins23-Aug-2013 15:55
Outstanding find and fantastic capture! ~
Hank Vander Velde23-Aug-2013 01:49
Not the prettiest Beetle, but well captured and well explained Christine.
hayl22-Aug-2013 22:48
It is amazing that you can find these perfectly camouflaged beetles. Well done.
Photo.Keely22-Aug-2013 22:29
Interesting image! Well done! V.
Jim Coffman22-Aug-2013 22:06
That is a new one for me! Well seen and captured!
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