Cytilus alternatus, Pennsylvania
This lovely little round insect is called a pill beetle. Why is that, you ask?
Check this out:
Retractile legs!
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ISO 100, f/13, 1/250 sec, twin flash diffused through tracing paper
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What a neat little guy. And all this time I thought that they were called pill beetles because of their bad attitudes! You know, "Don't be such a....never mind.
Clay
OH Neat...great photos...thanks..I am loving all the buggies here...
That is so cool. Thanks!
Hey, I didn't know that is why they are called "pill beetles". Interesting! I wonder if the beetle I photographed in Nicaragua last month was a pill beetle too. Its legs fit nicely in its underside as well.