Friday Beetle Blogging: Trox Hide Beetle

Trox - Hide Beetle - Arizona, USA

Scarab's shrewd cousin,

Elytra warty like hide.

Must be Trogidae!

Photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8 macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D

ISO 100, f/16, 1/250 sec, indirect strobe in white box

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