sand scarab beetle

Nicola Toki, Doc's Threatened Species Ambassador introduces us to the amazing sand scarab beetle/pericoptus truncatus.

Adult male lateral view Pericoptus truncatus - Wikipedia SE Thorpe

Adult male Pericoptus truncatus - Wikipedia SE Thorpe

Larvae on beach - iNaturalist - Arnim Littek - CC BY.jpeg

Larvae on beach - iNaturalist - William Brockelsby - CC BY SA.jpeg

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