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Photo#261236
Scarab Beetle - Phanaeus igneus

Scarab Beetle - Phanaeus igneus
Lake Placid - Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida, USA
March 27, 2009
Size: 30mm roughly
While taking photos of a wasp I noticed there was something moving under the surface of the sand. With a little brushing this guy emerged. He was not happy being topside and could burrow quite quickly. If you look closely you will see a tiny fly that stayed with the beetle. When the beetle dug under again, the fly simply moved to the beetles tail end and when that submerged the fly went under as well.

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