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Cotinis mutabilis misinterprets my finger - Cotinis mutabilis - male

Cotinis mutabilis misinterprets my finger - Cotinis mutabilis - Male
Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 17, 2021
Male Cotinis frequently attempt to copulate when I handle them. It evidently has nothing to do w pheromones because it happens even when I have not handled females.

Apparently scarabs are just simply prone to this, because I've seen it happen to people handling Dynastes males too.

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