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Very Tiny Beetle - Brachypterolus pulicarius
Copyright © 2011 Harvey Schmidt

Very Tiny Beetle - Brachypterolus pulicarius
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
July 1, 2011
Size: 2 - 3 mm
It took a few photos of this very tiny tiny beetle to figure out which end was which. It kind of pulled it's head in and under when hiding. Any ideas?

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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 1 July, 2011 - 8:25pm

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