A large Beetle the Large Brown Longhorn is often drawn to lights at nighttime. The lay eggs bored into soft wood trees like acacias. Their huge larvae

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A large Beetle the Large Brown Longhorn is often drawn to lights at nighttime. They lay eggs bored into soft wood trees like acacias. Their huge larvae can digest cellulose and do a lot of damage in woodlands.

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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