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Mating round fungus beetles on slime mold

Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.

 

Found in mixed hardwood forest. Found on the trunk of a dead fallen debarked hardwood tree. Slime mold appears to be a Chocolate Tube Slime and the beetles seem to have been extensively feeding on it.

 

Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.

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Uploaded on September 4, 2023
Taken on August 19, 2023