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2 mm ball beetle - Agathidium
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

2 mm ball beetle - Agathidium
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 27, 2005
Size: 2 mm!!

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 29 May, 2005 - 1:12pm
Last updated 4 December, 2005 - 2:18pm

Too Cool!!
This little guy is a round fungus beetle in the family Anisotomidae (or Leiodidae, depending on the authority consulted). I have only found one myself, in a park in Cincinnati. Way to go to capture the behavior, too! Nice job.
… Eric R. Eaton, 31 May, 2005 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Mitey small
I think I found another once, viewed it with pocket loupe sufficiently to conclude it was a beetle, but lost it (or lost *sight* of it at any rate) before I could try photographing it. Then when I saw shiny, black round mites under bark, I was naturally sure I had re-discovered the tiny round fungus beetle. Oh well ... At least I got the real thing this time! Thanks for the ID Eric.
… Jim McClarin, 31 May, 2005 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

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