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ant/termite cohabitant scarab - Valgus seticollis
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

ant/termite cohabitant scarab - Valgus seticollis
Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
November 24, 2006
Size: about 7 mm
I am left to wonder about the role served by the very fat, blunt setae covering members of this genus. Do they somehow appease the termites or ants with whom they live?

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 26 November, 2006 - 8:47am

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