Australian paropsine beetle
Native paropsine beetles feed primarily on eucalypts and acacias - both the adults and larvae eat plant material and are extremely poisonous to other animals that may prey on them.
One of the characteristics which I observed with this beautiful little beetle, is that they withdraw their legs and antennae from predators if a threat is perceived.
Paropsine beetle populations are controlled by parasitic flies of the family Tachinidae.
Paropsis maculata, 10 mm body length.
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Australian paropsine beetle
Native paropsine beetles feed primarily on eucalypts and acacias - both the adults and larvae eat plant material and are extremely poisonous to other animals that may prey on them.
One of the characteristics which I observed with this beautiful little beetle, is that they withdraw their legs and antennae from predators if a threat is perceived.
Paropsine beetle populations are controlled by parasitic flies of the family Tachinidae.
Paropsis maculata, 10 mm body length.
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