The patent-leather beetle or "Bessbug" (Odontotaenius disjunctus) is a saproxylic beetle in the family Passalidae. The phoretic mites on its head use
The patent-leather beetle or "Bessbug" (Odontotaenius disjunctus) is a saproxylic beetle in the family Passalidae. The phoretic mites on its head use the beetle for transport from one location to another.
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