Dermestes lardarius, larder beetle


Scanning electron microscope image of a larder beetle (x22). These beetles are important for the damage they do, mainly through feeding on animal matter, but also boring into timber and even lead and tin to pupate.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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