#asbolusverrucosus

[scribblesartcollective]

A visitor in our garden. This is a Blue Death-Feigning Beetle. They are a harmless desert dwelling species of darkling. Unlike their cousins Pinacate Beetles (stink beetle, clown beetle, etc.) These guys do not spray a foul bad tasting liquid, their method of defense is to play dead. When handled or surprised, they go limp. Sometimes for a long time! They commit to the act! They eat plant matter, fruit, detritus, and occasionally carrion. The blue color, is actually a waxy secretion used stop water loss. If you were to get one wet, it would wash away and you would find a black beetle! But soon enough, they would be blue again. One of ours @circadiancrunch keeps them as pets and is doing her best to breed them along with other concerned hobbyists trying to mitigate wild collection. #bluedeathfeigningbeetle #mojavedesert #mojavewildlife #scribblesgarden #garden #rockery #nativewildlife #desertdarkling #darklingbeetle #asbolusverrucosus #gardenfriends #harmless #creepycrawly #bug #beetle #insect #entomology #wildbug #educatedonteradicate (at Scribbles Art Collective) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChDb0KpPytP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bluedeathfeigningbeetle #mojavedesert #mojavewildlife #scribblesgarden #garden #rockery #nativewildlife #desertdarkling #darklingbeetle #asbolusverrucosus #gardenfriends #harmless #creepycrawly #bug #beetle #insect #entomology #wildbug #educatedonteradicate

[uncle-norm]

#bluedeathfeigningbeetle #bluedeathfeigningbeetles #bluedeathbeetle #beetle #beetles #bluebeetle #asbolusverrucosus #asbolus_verrucosus #bug #bugs #bugslife #BlaziNBUGZ #BlaziNBUGS #normszoo #normszoolife #normszoo6669 #normslifephotos (at Blazin Bugs) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZR6SKFL0t1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[arachnotube]

Blue Death Feigning Beetles (Asbolus verrucosus) are absolutely savage when it comes to clearing up dead roach carcasses. #bdfb #asbolusverrucosus #deathfeiningbeetle (at Swansea, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/predatororpreyonline/p/BxPem-Enx4G/?igshid=va2io7qmoogi

#bdfb #asbolusverrucosus #deathfeiningbeetle

[jennrosefx]

I got bored. #beetle #deathfeighningbeetle #Asbolusverrucosus

#asbolusverrucosus #deathfeighningbeetle #beetle

[uncle-norm]

#bluedeathfeigningbeetle #bluedeathfeigningbeetles #bluedeathbeetle #beetle #beetles #bluebeetle #asbolusverrucosus #asbolus_verrucosus #bug #bugs #bugslife #BlaziNBUGZ #BlaziNBUGS #normszoo #normszoolife #normszoo6669 #normslifephotos (at Blazin Bugs) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZR6Nr3rPYc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[uncle-norm]

#bluedeathfeigningbeetle #bluedeathfeigningbeetles #bluedeathbeetle #beetle #beetles #bluebeetle #asbolusverrucosus #asbolus_verrucosus #bug #bugs #bugslife #BlaziNBUGZ #BlaziNBUGS #normszoo #normszoolife #normszoo6669 #normslifephotos (at Blazin Bugs) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZR6JaUrNX_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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